What’s the point of Operators and CRDs? A seasonal reflection
It is that time of year when our thoughts naturally turn to pondering the things in life that truly matter. Like Kubernetes Operators, for instance. What’s the point of Operators and CRDs? Searching around for a definition, you find many websites that tell you something along the lines that an operator is a way of extending the API of Kubernetes, or a method of packaging and deploying an application. But so what? Why is this a good thing? How would I explain the value of Operators to someone myself?