No doubt deployment is not a simple process in many cases, and I have respect for the ops position. But the line I was referring to specifically stated, "I've met great developers who didn't have a clue about how to scale or monitor their software outside of their framework." To me, being completely clueless once you leave your IDE is a pretty strong sign of a "not-great" developer. For instance, how do you know how to write good scalable code if you have no clue how the sausage is being made? Not saying you have to be an expert at the full stack, but you should have an idea of the basics.