
Turbulence
TL;WR If you’re moving your software development practices to Kubernetes, please don’t rush the packaging work (i.e. the charts, operators, and pipelines). It might seem that spending time here is a waste of effort, but rushing this part — or worse, working backwards from manually deployed customer environments — will cause expensive delays when you can least afford it. A Dubious Analogy In just about every business, the pressure to deliver can be immense. There are powerful incentives when deliveries go well, and there are serious consequences when they go wrong. The software business is no different, and sometimes a change of shipping strategies can lead to unpleasant surprises. ...