Right now I'm puzzled! I've heard plenty of times that knowing programming langages greatly improves the resourcefulness and complexity of security you can create for your systems (may not be stated well but you get the idea). In Linux/Unix and Novell (maybe, I dont have full knowledge of it.) you can see the code and therefore change what may be weak or even recreate it all in your own fasion making it either more flawed (thats me) or actually fix it. In Windows, Mac you dont know the code.... usually, so how do you know how to correct for a feature that is lacking security? You usually download updates and find pre-made solutions. How then does being a programmer help you if you run those OSs? If you were to write some code to 'correct' a feature it could just open up a butt load of new flaws from conflictions or new holes.

If you understand what I'm saying... why would a Win NT or Win XP only network admin use programming? I've lost interest in Windows for that reason and that alone... I dont see any real optimization in it so I cant mold it into 'Tu-skindoze' I just wondered! I hope I get a good answer!