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Discussion on: Simplicity as a prerequisite for reliability

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Sean Allin Newell

Would be interested in more of your thoughts on "kubernetes mess".

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Nick | OneThingWell.dev • Edited

Sure, I need to create a page about it, but I'll add just a few quick thoughts here.

I've been using linux/bsd on all my desktops and servers since early 00's. I like being "close to the metal" and having the full control over things; I get that I'm not the target audience for k8s.

What I don't like is all this propaganda about k8s being a "magic bullet". I wish younger people would, instead of spending enormous amount of time on k8s (which may tomorrow collapse under its complexity), rather spend some of that time on learning more about the OS itself and UNIX way of doing things. There's a good chance that they'll realize that they already have everything they need, rock-solid and battle-tested for a very long time. Even if, after that, still decide on k8s, they'll have much better understanding how things work underneath and what are the trade-offs.

I'll write more about this soon.