Having been an admin myself, gradually moving more and more towards development, I understand what things in software are annoying for an admin to have to deal with. Most developers simply don't care. Grant full permissions or don't expect anything to work. Any objections and you're a troublemaker. A better attitude would have gone a long way, but firsthand experience works best.
In addition, it helps me greatly when there is no (decent) admin around. I know whether to suspect the software or the system it's running on, how to keep things running on a less than ideally configured/maintained system without completely compromising security, can help users when the problem they're having is not a problem with the software, but a problem to them anyway – they love the extra mile – et cetera.
It must be said that some admins are just as shortsighted. Knowing what kind of measures actually work for stability, security, and so on, I've come to strongly dislike those who only complicate the situation to no benefit, as well as those who point their finger at the software when it really is their system that's causing problems.
Having been an admin myself, gradually moving more and more towards development, I understand what things in software are annoying for an admin to have to deal with. Most developers simply don't care. Grant full permissions or don't expect anything to work. Any objections and you're a troublemaker. A better attitude would have gone a long way, but firsthand experience works best.
In addition, it helps me greatly when there is no (decent) admin around. I know whether to suspect the software or the system it's running on, how to keep things running on a less than ideally configured/maintained system without completely compromising security, can help users when the problem they're having is not a problem with the software, but a problem to them anyway – they love the extra mile – et cetera.
It must be said that some admins are just as shortsighted. Knowing what kind of measures actually work for stability, security, and so on, I've come to strongly dislike those who only complicate the situation to no benefit, as well as those who point their finger at the software when it really is their system that's causing problems.