Episode 457: Nobody owns YAML

This week, we discuss whether or not Kubernetes is boring, Winglang’s attempt to simply cloud deployments and Linkerd status as a graduated CNCF project. Plus, a few thoughts on frogs…
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXssLonmkEw) 457 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXssLonmkEw)
Runner-up Titles
Blame the seagulls
Speaking of lizards in our houses
Burying people under B-trees
Compiler for the Cloud
I’m tired of speaking French
We need a big pie
If we stop shooting each other we can sit down and eat some pie.
The Jacob Principle
Has there every been a config file format love affair?
Rundown
Kubernetes Predictions Were Wrong (https://thenewstack.io/kubernetes-predictions-were-wrong/)
Wing Programming Language for the Cloud (https://www.winglang.io/)
#1262 Health of Linkerd project (https://github.com/cncf/toc/issues/1262)
Craig Box X Thread (https://twitter.com/craigbox/status/1760370351828320539)
Adam Jacob’s X Thread (https://twitter.com/adamhjk/status/1761051900215275760)
Five Cloud News Trends for February (https://www.thecloudcast.net/2024/03/five-cloud-news-trends-for-february.html)
Relevant to your Interests
X adds support for passkeys on iOS after removing SMS 2FA support last year (https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/23/x-adds-support-for-passkeys-on-ios-after-removing-sms-2fa-support-last-year/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABw_QgA37nl432nhb6Gn3krzLFMb5OvmaZr6thvov5iGJ8UrvQec-jpGjenN-KUP-cSFa4MRW9DXVXJ3_u87Z0-zfC2mR708qqm34sAhBT-mAcL5pP8L04T54Mqn-xnUCDNXYBJFr2Y4oHXFjkIWgTU_iwJ4vqK52MC4hYtaAC9W)
CACM Is Now Open Access (https://cacm.acm.org/news/cacm-is-now-open-access-2/)
Now Apple says it won’t disable iPhone web apps in the EU (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/1/24087666/apple-disable-iphone-web-apps-eu-reversal)
A Few Jelly Beans and a World of Disappointment at Willy Wonka Event (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/world/europe/willy-wonka-experience-glasgow.html)
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over 'betrayal' of nonprofit AI mission | TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/01/elon-musk-openai-sam-altman-court/)
Meta says it’s deleting all Oculus accounts at the end of the month (https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/1/24087855/meta-delete-oculus-accounts)
Snowflake CEO Steps Down From Post Richer Than Tim Cook or Satya Nadella (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-04/snowflake-ceo-frank-slootman-steps-aside-richer-than-tim-cook-or-satya-nadella)
RISC-V launch (https://www.scaleway.com/en/news/scaleway-launches-its-risc-v-servers-in-the-cloud-a-world-first-and-a-firm-commitment-to-technological-independence/)
Amazon goes nuclear, acquires atomic datacenter for $650M (https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/04/amazon_acquires_cumulus_nuclear_datacenter/)
Red Sea cables have been damaged, disrupting internet traffic (https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/04/business/red-sea-cables-cut-internet/index.html)
It’s Time to Give Up on Email (https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/email-nightmare-just-give-up/677615/)
Nonsense
When a funeral is clickbait (https://www.theverge.com/24065145/ai-obituary-spam-generative-clickbait)
Conferences
SCaLE 21x/DevOpsDays LA, March 14th (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x)– (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x)17th, 2024 (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x) — Coté speaking (https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/21x/presentations/we-fear-change), sponsorship slots available.
KubeCon EU Paris, March 19 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)– (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/)22 (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/) — Coté on the wait list for the platform side conference. Get 20% off with the discount code KCEU24VMWBC20.
DevOpsDays Birmingham, April 17–18, 2024 (https://talks.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-birmingham-al-2024/cfp)
Exe (https://ismg.events/roundtable-event/dallas-robust-security-java-applications/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming)cutive dinner in Dallas that Coté’s hosting on March 13st, 2024 (https://ismg.events/roundtable-event/dallas-robust-security-java-applications/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming).
If you’re an “executive” who might want to buy stuff from Tanzu to get better at your apps, than register. There is also a Tanzu exec event coming up in the next few months, email Coté (mailto:[email protected]) if you want to hear more about it.
Tanzu (Re)defined (https://www.fig-street.com/041124-tanzu-redefined/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming), April 11th, Palo Alto.
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Brandon: Dune Part 2 (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dune_part_two)
Matt: Our Band Could Be Your Life (https://amzn.to/49G2Ulg)
Conan O’Brien in Australia (https://conanclassic.com/australia/conan-becomes-a-bondi-beach-lifeguard)
Coté: Bruce Sterlings new-ish blog (https://toshareproject.it/artmakerblog/), especially the color scheme.
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Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/shallow-focus-photography-of-brown-frog-hHDMQqP4jPU)
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This week, we discuss whether or not Kubernetes is boring, Winglang’s attempt to simply cloud deployments and Linkerd status as a graduated CNCF project. Plus, a few thoughts on frogs…

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 457

Runner-up Titles

Blame the seagulls
Speaking of lizards in our houses
Burying people under B-trees
Compiler for the Cloud
I’m tired of speaking French
We need a big pie
If we stop shooting each other we can sit down and eat some pie.
The Jacob Principle
Has there every been a config file format love affair?

Rundown

Kubernetes Predictions Were Wrong
Wing Programming Language for the Cloud
#1262 Health of Linkerd project

Craig Box X Thread
Adam Jacob’s X Thread

Five Cloud News Trends for February

Relevant to your Interests

X adds support for passkeys on iOS after removing SMS 2FA support last year
CACM Is Now Open Access
Now Apple says it won’t disable iPhone web apps in the EU
A Few Jelly Beans and a World of Disappointment at Willy Wonka Event
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over 'betrayal' of nonprofit AI mission | TechCrunch
Meta says it’s deleting all Oculus accounts at the end of the month
Snowflake CEO Steps Down From Post Richer Than Tim Cook or Satya Nadella
RISC-V launch
Amazon goes nuclear, acquires atomic datacenter for $650M
Red Sea cables have been damaged, disrupting internet traffic
It’s Time to Give Up on Email

Nonsense

When a funeral is clickbait

Conferences

SCaLE 21x/DevOpsDays LA, March 14th–17th, 2024 — Coté speaking, sponsorship slots available.
KubeCon EU Paris, March 19–22 — Coté on the wait list for the platform side conference. Get 20% off with the discount code KCEU24VMWBC20.
DevOpsDays Birmingham, April 17–18, 2024
Executive dinner in Dallas that Coté’s hosting on March 13st, 2024.

If you’re an “executive” who might want to buy stuff from Tanzu to get better at your apps, than register. There is also a Tanzu exec event coming up in the next few months, email Coté if you want to hear more about it.

Tanzu (Re)defined, April 11th, Palo Alto.

SDT news & hype

Join us in Slack.
Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us: Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, Mastodon, BlueSky, LinkedIn, TikTok, Threads and YouTube.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!

Recommendations

Brandon: Dune Part 2
Matt: Our Band Could Be Your Life

Conan O’Brien in Australia

Coté: Bruce Sterlings new-ish blog, especially the color scheme.

Photo Credits

Header
Gemini