Kubernetes for SysAdmins | Kelsey Hightower at PuppetConf | Talk & Demo
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it for Hightower's clear mental models, such as comparing the scheduler to Tetris and explaining why resource limits matter.
Recommended by 2 people across 2 different months, 2017 to 2022.
What it is
Kelsey Hightower introduces Kubernetes to sysadmins at PuppetConf 2016, with a demo. He explains the declarative model and how it changes the contract between infrastructure and applications.
What people said
Strong rec leetrout · 2022-06 · Hacker News · on “Ask HN: Best dev tool pitches of all time?”
Kelsey Hightower comparing the kubernetes scheduler to Tetris was awesome for cementing a mental model. [this video]
Recommends org3432 · 2017-12 · Hacker News · on “Kubernetes 1.9: Apps Workloads GA and Expanded Ecosystem”
Watch tutorials by Kelsey Hightower, he's been helping folks understand the differences and the models. e.g. [this video]
Cites jcastro · 2017-05 · Hacker News · on “Kubernetes by Example”
There's a great example on why setting limits is a good thing from one of Kelsey Hightower's talks, for some reason your initial comment triggered remembering this advice: [this video]
Cites deadbunny · 2020-01 · Hacker News · on “Technical Debt Is Like a Tetris Game”
Kelsy Hightower has used a similar analogy in regards to resource allocation which covers a little on the tech debt side of things. [this video]