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I totally don't want to do operations work. I've done some, and it feels like reading an arcane text in another language. I've seen the thing I want before, s
by wry_discontent 4y ago
I totally don't want to do operations work.
I've done some, and it feels like reading an arcane text in another language. I've seen the thing I want before, so I know there exists a magical YAML incantation that brings it about but I have no idea how to even start looking for it. It devolves to an extremely slow feedback loop of "did that work? No."
I've never found anything that explained how I'm supposed to create a systematic approach to creating anything I need.
- sgarland 4y agoCan't the exact same argument be made for code, though? "That didn't work, and the traceback (if I read it) isn't very helpful. Guess I'll try something else I found on SO." You learn ops by doing it, preferably in an environment where when you inevitably do it wrong, it doesn't break prod.
- kazen44 4y agoThe barrier for learning ops is also far higher then learning devs, especially if one wants to get into the industry. Starting in development requires a laptop. Starting with operations requires a datacenter worth of hardware and applications.