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Common mistakes using Kubernetes

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Re: Common mistakes using Kubernetes

#6
Great article, I've learned many of these firsthand and agree with their conclusions. I have some more reading to do on PDBs!

K8s is a powerful and complex tool that should only be used when needed. IMO you should be wary of using it if you're trying to host less than a dozen applications - unless it's for learning/testing purposes.

It's a complex beast with many footguns for the uninitiated. For those with the right problems, motivations and skillsets, k8s is the holy grail of scale and automation.

Re: Common mistakes using Kubernetes

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post #3

... requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution: ... This instantly remembered me of this: https://thedailywtf.com/articles/the-longest-method Kubernetes sometimes shows its Java roots.

That Java link in the article goes to a completely not-Java Chinese site btw

Re: Common mistakes using Kubernetes

#9
post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You spent the time signing up just for this?

It’s an important point for those who may unknowingly over engineer.

And they are probably not going to change their mind by reading an anonymous sarcastic comment on HN.
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