Re:The Big DevOps Misunderstanding
by Spooky23 on Sunday December 19, 2021 @03:58PM
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The problem with philosophy is that reality has a way of getting in the way.
Think of home improvement. If my toilet is clogged, it doesn’t make sense for most people to call a plumber. That doesn’t mean that plumbers are bad, just that it’s easy for a generalist to do basic tasks.
Likewise “pure” devops rarely makes sense because developers are assigned to projects that end, and sustainment doesn’t require the same skills. It’s cheaper to pay for 20% of a $75/hr ops engineer than 100% of a $150/hr senior dev.
Think of home improvement. If my toilet is clogged, it doesn’t make sense for most people to call a plumber. That doesn’t mean that plumbers are bad, just that it’s easy for a generalist to do basic tasks.
Likewise “pure” devops rarely makes sense because developers are assigned to projects that end, and sustainment doesn’t require the same skills. It’s cheaper to pay for 20% of a $75/hr ops engineer than 100% of a $150/hr senior dev.