Navigating Kubernetes Complexity and Community Insights

Mac Chaffee, a platform engineer and security champion, examines why developers often underestimate the complexity of running modern applications and how overconfidence leads to expensive technical mistakes.

You will learn:

• Why teams reject Kubernetes then rebuild it piece by piece - understanding the psychological factors, like overconfidence, that drive initial rejection of complex but proven tools

• How to identify the tipping point when DIY solutions become more complex than adopting established orchestration tools, especially around scaling and high availability challenges

• The right approach to abstracting Kubernetes complexity - why hiding the Kubernetes API often backfires and how to build effective guardrails instead of reinventing interfaces

• Why mentorship gaps lead to poor technical decisions - how the lack of proper apprenticeship programs in tech results in teams making expensive mistakes when building infrastructure

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