Re:Terraform 0.9
by tyre on Saturday March 18, 2017 @04:05AM
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> It's markup. It is meant to be easily readable by devs and non-devs alike while being reasonably capable.
Who are the non-devs reading infrastructure code? I think the target market for Terriform (probably) understands the basics of programming languages like loops, conditions, and variables.
I see your point about plugins/expansion. I think infrastructure hasn't gotten past the "write a plain file as an API" stage, so writing a library to generate those files feels like hacking on top of an incomplete platform.
Who are the non-devs reading infrastructure code? I think the target market for Terriform (probably) understands the basics of programming languages like loops, conditions, and variables.
I see your point about plugins/expansion. I think infrastructure hasn't gotten past the "write a plain file as an API" stage, so writing a library to generate those files feels like hacking on top of an incomplete platform.