Managing Kubernetes configuration is a task unto itself. I'd say one of the best things that "deserves to be built" is a user-friendly layer that generates Kube

Managing Kubernetes configuration is a task unto itself. I'd say one of the best things that "deserves to be built" is a user-friendly layer that generates Kubernetes configuration that can start simple (e.g. total boilerplate) and be configured by hand as you have deeper requirements. Additionally, build-steps (e.g. how do your containers get built) etc can't be ignored. This all tallies up to me to about a day of engineering work to get a project setup with all the bells and whistles every time I want to start a new serious project on K8s. I definitely think Waypoint (or a similar product) could reduce this time to minutes, so long as I can customize more as the project evolves.