Too much copy/pasted YAML

Daniele Polencic tells us how and why we should use templating tools like yq and kustomize to template our YAML with real code instead of trying to shoehorn our kubernetes configurations into Helm charts.  We are still in early days of abstracting, factoring, and choosing dynamic configuration policies for kubernetes.  Therefore picking and using one or another of the templating and customization frameworks is your own decision.  Use the tools and programming language you prefer but stop copy/pasting!

Amazon's passion for operational excellence

Adrian Hornsby, an Amazon architecture evangelist (whatever that means)  is writing a long, three-part blog post espousing his views on operational excellence.  He does not touch on architecture principles or design for operability such as recovery-orientation or redundancy but he does have some good insights into high-level policies and tools for operations.

shadow org chart (graph) of influencers in an organization

This fascinating blog entry by the CEO of Carta is worth sharing.  He noted, "I am the CEO and did not make the top 10."  The presentation of all results is even more fascinating.

Galaxy's Edge 2: Galactic Outlaws by Nick Cole and Jason Anspach

Interesting turn of events in this great story line. 4/5 stars.

Galaxy's Edge: Attack of Shadows by Nick Cole and Jason Anspach

Non-stop close-quarters combat, 4/5 stars.  Fun.  I don't like the mechs or telekinesis. And the science (celestial mechanics) is crap.

The Meeting by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth

Catching up on the collected works of Frederik Pohl, and this one was ok, 3/5 stars.

StarSight by Brandon Sanderson

Meh.  Sanderson is a lazy writer and keeps morphing his magic system to account for a plot element he wants to add, 2/5 stars.  Don't start reading this series.

Aliens, Travelers, and other Strangers by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky

Great science fiction from the Strugatsky brothers that we missed because of 20th century politics. 4/5 stars.

Another Open Policy Agent application for k8s

Preflight is another kubernetes configuration checker that uses open policy agent.  The libraries included are a great set of policy checks for your YAML.

DevOps Days in NY is March 3-4

DevOpsDays in New York on March 3-4 has a great set of talks in the program.