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Kubernetes for SysAdmins | Kelsey Hightower at PuppetConf | Talk & Demo

Kubernetes for SysAdmins | Kelsey Hightower at PuppetConf | Talk & Demo on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2017–2022.

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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.

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.

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“Kelsey Hightower comparing the kubernetes scheduler to Tetris was awesome for cementing a mental model.”
— leetrout, Jun 2022, in “Ask HN: Best dev tool pitches of all time?”

What HN commenters said

4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.

leetroutJun 2022Strongly recommends

Kelsey Hightower comparing the kubernetes scheduler to Tetris was awesome for cementing a mental model. ▶ this video

in “Ask HN: Best dev tool pitches of all time?” · View on HN

org3432Dec 2017Recommends

Watch tutorials by Kelsey Hightower, he's been helping folks understand the differences and the models. e.g. ▶ this video

in “Kubernetes 1.9: Apps Workloads GA and Expanded Ecosystem” · View on HN

deadbunnyJan 2020Cites it

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

in “Technical Debt Is Like a Tetris Game” · View on HN

jcastroMay 2017Cites it

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

in “Kubernetes by Example” · View on HN

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Cloud, DevOps & reliabilityDistributed systemskuberneteskelsey hightowersysadminschedulerinfrastructure