11 months ago

It’s at the point where https://thenewstack.io/does-gitops-provide-the-key-fix-for-kubernetes-complexity/ is getting enough notice that a brief on its principles is appropriate. But focusing on principles lets everyone know what GitOps is and, even more so, https://github.com/open-gitops/project/discussions/101#discussioncomment-2724356. OpenGitOps defines GitOps as a set of principles for operating and managing software systems, https://hackmd.io/@scottrigby/SJW6721Sd open source software engineer https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottrigby/.

These principles were derived from modern software operations but are rooted in pre-existing and widely adopted best practices.”

The comparison to security practices dovetails with the second principle of GitOps: Principle GitOps Apps Are Versioned and Immutable