#random (2023-01)
Non-work banter and water cooler conversation
A place for non-work-related flimflam, faffing, hodge-podge or jibber-jabber you’d prefer to keep out of more focused work-related channels.
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2023-01-01
![Suman Prasad avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2023-01-01/4596158584305_80b00ca7ce2c091a862e_72.png)
Hello everyone!
My name is Suman Prasad, and I am originally from India. I am currently working as a DevOps engineer, and I am interested in building more real-time projects in the areas of DevOps and cloud computing. I am excited to join this community and connect with others who share the same interests and goals. I am always looking to learn and grow in my career, and I hope to contribute to the growth of this community as well.
If anyone is interested in collaborating on projects or simply connecting and exchanging ideas, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I am eager to connect with like-minded individuals and explore opportunities for growth and development.
Thanks & Regards, Suman Prasad
2023-01-08
![timduhenchanter avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2019-03-17/579912413365_835e6cb6a5f7a9b47d79_72.jpg)
Has anyone toyed with or implemented in some capacity moving workloads from Kubernetes to unikernel VMs? I think there is huge upside to this approach and I am looking for someone who can give an objective overview of their experience.
2023-01-10
![loren avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d1e25dcfbc68a0857a04dd78c9afe952.jpg?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fa.slack-edge.com%2Fdf10d%2Fimg%2Favatars%2Fava_0003-72.png)
Phoenix project ebook, available for free today… https://twitter.com/RealGeneKim/status/1612903945911033857
10 years ago, The Phoenix Project was published —
To celebrate, this book is free today!
What an incredible journey it has been — with over 700K copies sold, I’m always blown away by the stories people tell me about how it’s changed their orgs (and careers)! https://twitter.com/ITRevBooks/status/1612841435958738945
![attachment image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FmH2jBVaAAEgyS2.jpg)
Today is the 10th anniversary of The Phoenix Project, and we’re celebrating by giving away the ebook for free! Available from Amazon and other booksellers (some restrictions apply).
Read more about The Phoenix Project, DevOps, and IT Revolution here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn<i class="em em-li"</i>activity:7018596102748721152/>
![Soren Jensen avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2022-03-29/3335297940336_31e10a3485a2bd8c35af_72.png)
Ahh I missed the offer, only see this message today..
10 years ago, The Phoenix Project was published —
To celebrate, this book is free today!
What an incredible journey it has been — with over 700K copies sold, I’m always blown away by the stories people tell me about how it’s changed their orgs (and careers)! https://twitter.com/ITRevBooks/status/1612841435958738945
![attachment image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FmH2jBVaAAEgyS2.jpg)
Today is the 10th anniversary of The Phoenix Project, and we’re celebrating by giving away the ebook for free! Available from Amazon and other booksellers (some restrictions apply).
Read more about The Phoenix Project, DevOps, and IT Revolution here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn<i class="em em-li"</i>activity:7018596102748721152/>
2023-01-11
2023-01-27
![rms1000watt avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2023-12-08/6318001875107_13986079d7f8cfbeeec7_72.jpg)
lol whats the best channel to have the: “Gitlab vs. Github Actions vs. CircleCI vs. ???”
Conversation?
![Warren Parad avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2022-05-16/3514444274407_77d40ebceaf5a1dde6da_72.jpg)
![rms1000watt avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2023-12-08/6318001875107_13986079d7f8cfbeeec7_72.jpg)
That’s how I feel also but just wanted to get a feel from everyone
![Herman Smith avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ab73a7435cceaf0f27474f37cc571a12.jpg?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fa.slack-edge.com%2Fdf10d%2Fimg%2Favatars%2Fava_0021-72.png)
What are some concrete findings that bring you to this conclusion?
![Herman Smith avatar](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ab73a7435cceaf0f27474f37cc571a12.jpg?s=72&d=https%3A%2F%2Fa.slack-edge.com%2Fdf10d%2Fimg%2Favatars%2Fava_0021-72.png)
vs Github Actions specifically
![ivan.pinatti avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2018-08-01/408289656833_eb860ceff6afe66fbb91_72.jpg)
What about Jenkins?
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![Alex Atkinson avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2022-07-20/3814291485031_7e50a52ae8b830cdc7e2_72.jpg)
Jenkins is OP. The freedom it affords is more than most can endure, forcing them to flee to the highly bounded execution contexts of SAAS offerings. Can SAAS do a preload of a dynamic dropdown? Ie: https://gist.github.com/AlexAtkinson/fb113e9001058b459d8a69bb52b7a18d
![Warren Parad avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2022-05-16/3514444274407_77d40ebceaf5a1dde6da_72.jpg)
Jenkins is the worst, sure if you make up problems that only jenkins can solve then your conclusion will be Jenkins is the best. But if you instead look at the business problems, and figure out the right way to solve them at an org level, jenkins is never the solution.
Can SaaS have a dynamic drop down, sure, but why do you need that?
![bananadance](/assets/images/custom_emojis/bananadance.gif)
![timduhenchanter avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2019-03-17/579912413365_835e6cb6a5f7a9b47d79_72.jpg)
Gitlab I am using Jenkins right now as a temporary solution waiting for GitHub Actions to mature but milk was a bad choice.
![Alex Atkinson avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2022-07-20/3814291485031_7e50a52ae8b830cdc7e2_72.jpg)
Sometimes you have to work around “business problems” to ship business solutions.
![Alex Atkinson avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2022-07-20/3814291485031_7e50a52ae8b830cdc7e2_72.jpg)
But I like where you’re coming from.
![rms1000watt avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2023-12-08/6318001875107_13986079d7f8cfbeeec7_72.jpg)
Yeah engineering is a game of tradeoffs
![kevcube avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2022-02-16/3117652675890_e629b00375cf1d67c74d_72.jpg)
@Alex Atkinson yes, github actions can give you dropdowns
![attachment image](https://github.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Engineering-Security.png?fit=1200%2C630)
GitHub Actions: Input types for manual workflows
![Alex Atkinson avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2022-07-20/3814291485031_7e50a52ae8b830cdc7e2_72.jpg)
Sure, but they aren’t dynamic. Ie: list of last 10 versions available of some asset. I set that up to make sure only assets that passed stag could even be deployed into prod. Not everyone needs such safeguards, or have other ways of doing it.
![bradym avatar](https://avatars.slack-edge.com/2023-06-21/5464816405572_dd21bed1bf537acb6539_72.jpg)