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reproducible - IAC is a quantum leap over manual on this one. self-documenting, visible - with iac you have the config in writing and in a repo vs. what the ad
by indymike 3y ago
reproducible - IAC is a quantum leap over manual on this one.
self-documenting, visible - with iac you have the config in writing and in a repo vs. what the admin wrote in a paper notebook
prevents mistakes - maybe. but at least the mistakes are documented and visible.
prevents toil, lowers costs - iac wins as soon as you factor in time saved on set ups, deployments, etc... versus manual... not even close
- Wheaties466 3y agotbh this is the only sound comment in this whole thread. IaC is literally a million times better than the alternative. sounds like we have a bunch of bitter devs in the comments who haven't had to maintain a swath of deployments and servers over the years as their main task and duty.
- indymike 3y agoMaybe it is that IaC is usually imposed on developers, injecting a forced learning curve. In this respect, IaC is a lot like JavaScript, and I suspect that, much like JavaScript, people are just mad about being forced to learn it and haven’t realized all the “good parts” yet.