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5¢ on YAML in the DevOps world

YAML Fatigue is Real: Are We Forgetting the “Why” Behind Declarative Config?

Lately, it feels like everywhere you look, there’s a YAML wrapper.

Often, a simple envsubst would suffice. I see many apps and frameworks that – let’s be honest – often just feel like a slightly polished YAML layer over a simple API call. And then there are the countless YAML-based Task Runner projects that are trying so hard to be the next-gen CI configuration (taskctl?… 😬).

Thought Experiment: Automation in Big Corporate

Thought Experiment: Automation in a Big Corporate Environment

Goal: We want to transition from owning our own fleet of cars to using a taxi service as a utility (service provider).

However, we don’t know enough about the taxi business and feel uncertain. Therefore, our first step is to hire drivers to operate our existing cars as makeshift taxis. These drivers, however, are not trained taxi drivers, they don’t know the routes, and the navigation system is a proprietary product with outdated maps. It comes from a reputable manufacturer, which is useless in practice. To keep them awake and encourage them to learn the routes, we also provide our drivers with coffee from a well-known, premium coffee chain.