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Kubernetes Documentary: A Critical Review

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Re: Kubernetes Documentary: A Critical Review

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The one thing I did not appreciate with the documentary was how "historic" footage was edited to be 4:3 aspect ratio with artificial grain. This made it look like these segments were filmed in the 90's rather than 2013. I can understand how this can emphasise the difference between footage shot now and 9 years ago, but it made the documentary feel inauthentic somehow.

Re: Kubernetes Documentary: A Critical Review

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Slightly biased?

This is the way they present the extract of the dotScale conference in this K8s documentary:

https://youtu.be/BE77h7dmoQU?t=185

And the source media:

https://youtu.be/3N3n9FzebAA?t=30

They've altered the quality of the audio and video to make it look old. They even cropped it to 4:3! This is preposterous.

Re: Kubernetes Documentary: A Critical Review

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> especially [a code base] as shit as Kubernetes

I completely agree that Kubernetes is best understood through the lens of Google's corporate interests. But 1. resorting to language like "shit" makes me question the writer's credentials and reliability and 2. the code base may not be exemplary but its quality is far from belonging to the poorer end of the known spectrum.

Re: Kubernetes Documentary: A Critical Review

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post #5

> especially [a code base] as shit as Kubernetes I completely agree that Kubernetes is best understood through the lens of Google's corporate interests. But 1. resorting to language like "shit" makes me question the writer's credentials and reliability and 2. the code base may not be exemplary but its quality is far from belonging to the poorer end of the known spectrum.

"Shit" is so commonly used in developer/tech circles that I'm more surprised someone would zero in and take issue with it. I would not question their credentials and reliability over a word.

Re: Kubernetes Documentary: A Critical Review

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post #5

> especially [a code base] as shit as Kubernetes I completely agree that Kubernetes is best understood through the lens of Google's corporate interests. But 1. resorting to language like "shit" makes me question the writer's credentials and reliability and 2. the code base may not be exemplary but its quality is far from belonging to the poorer end of the known spectrum.

Agree with this. I've had to delve into the guts of Kubernetes and it's not perfect for sure but far better than the crap we deploy onto it :)

Re: Kubernetes Documentary: A Critical Review

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post #5

> especially [a code base] as shit as Kubernetes I completely agree that Kubernetes is best understood through the lens of Google's corporate interests. But 1. resorting to language like "shit" makes me question the writer's credentials and reliability and 2. the code base may not be exemplary but its quality is far from belonging to the poorer end of the known spectrum.

Given that contributors have been referring to the kubernetes codebase as "the clusterfuck" in talks I think it's fine to say "shit".

https://archive.fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event/kubernetesclu...

It's a great talk to figure out how the kubernetes codebase works

Re: Kubernetes Documentary: A Critical Review

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post #5

> especially [a code base] as shit as Kubernetes I completely agree that Kubernetes is best understood through the lens of Google's corporate interests. But 1. resorting to language like "shit" makes me question the writer's credentials and reliability and 2. the code base may not be exemplary but its quality is far from belonging to the poorer end of the known spectrum.

Given that contributors have been referring to the kubernetes codebase as "the clusterfuck" in talks I think it's fine to say "shit". https://archive.fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event/kubernetesclu... It's a great talk to figure out how the kubernetes codebase works

Hmm yes, but when Kris Nova says it it's different
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