5 ms·
I use both kubernetes and OTP supervisors and don't find it misleading, rather I quite agree but maybe I'm missing something. I'm curious what you mean by that?
by jakeva 6y ago
I use both kubernetes and OTP supervisors and don't find it misleading, rather I quite agree but maybe I'm missing something. I'm curious what you mean by that?
- freedomben 6y agoInteresting, thanks for the feedback. I find it misleading because Kubernetes is a massive platform that does all manner of things besides just supervising your Pods, and in fact I had to think about it for a while before concluding that the supervisory function is likely what the author was alluding to. It strikes me as saying that an oxygen mask in a hospital room is like an airplane: sure they both provide a facility for providing oxygen to the user, but the airplane is significantly more complex than simply an oxygen delivery system. Probably a terrible analogy, just thinking off the top of my head.
- dfinninger 6y agoI agree with your sentiment. I think a more apt metaphor than Kubernetes in its entirety would be comparing it to a Kubernetes ReplicaSet[1]. I can see some similarities there. For fun, to expound on your analogy, maybe it's like comparing an airport to a hospital. They both feature a person you check in with (triage/ticket counter) to direct you to an appropriate room/gate depending on your needs, but the core mission of each are rather different. [1] https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/replicaset/ https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/re...
- jeremyjh 6y agoYou don't find it misleading because you already know what an OTP Supervisor's role is limited to, and you know that Kubernetes (among a thousand other things) also provides that one feature. But its not a good analogy since it can only be understood by someone who doesn't need it to be explained.