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memexy on June 7, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: How we use HashiCorp Nomad

I can build DSLs (domain specific languages) with programming languages. I can't build DSLs with YAML. And when someone says "You will use YAML because you can't be trusted with a programming languages" then I find that very disrespectful and condescending.

The solution to finite attention isn't less powerful tools. The solution is more powerful tools that augment operators and let them extend their finite attention spans into longer time horizons.

How is your description and viewpoint different from what I just described?

nine_k on June 7, 2020 [–]

A good DSL (as opposed to a raw general-purpose language) would be ideal. It's the guard rails I'm after, when implemented well.

What I won't like is the "here are some classes and functions for accessing our API, go build the stuff somehow" approach.

memexy on June 7, 2020 | [–]

Then we're in agreement.

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