Issues with Helm's Design and Flaws

Jacob, a CTO and founder based in the Netherlands, criticizes the design of Helm, a popular tool for packaging Kubernetes YAML templates. He argues that Helm's templating approach is fundamentally flawed, comparing it to similar issues in the PHP language. Jacob believes that Helm treats YAML files as plain text files instead of proper Kubernetes resources, leading to readability and maintainability challenges. He highlights difficulties such as managing multi-line strings and losing strict schema enforcement. Despite acknowledging the stability of Helm packages, Jacob suggests using Customize as a better alternative for configuring individual projects.