Yeah, in reality I was weary about adding the links, these solutions are often created after a problem arose in the system. But I wanted to provide a few places to see what's the initial paths for a beginner to find out more. I can't count the times when I wasn't as knowledgeable approached a conversation about Chef and Puppet that didn't make sense to me, even after I read what Chef and Puppet did.
It could be, in the other side, that you really don't grasp the need for these technologies until you've had to manually implement one. Things like the UUIDs are basic to hook up to anything.
I can often relate this feeling with nutritional advice. "If you want to be more healthy, eat more advocados", if you only eat advocados, but don't understand what's behind it, or the premise behind it, you'll probably get fat. But if someone tells you "Advocados are a good way to supplement your fats without blah blah blah" and you understand that there isn't a unique solution, then you'll probably be healthier.
It could be, in the other side, that you really don't grasp the need for these technologies until you've had to manually implement one. Things like the UUIDs are basic to hook up to anything.
I can often relate this feeling with nutritional advice. "If you want to be more healthy, eat more advocados", if you only eat advocados, but don't understand what's behind it, or the premise behind it, you'll probably get fat. But if someone tells you "Advocados are a good way to supplement your fats without blah blah blah" and you understand that there isn't a unique solution, then you'll probably be healthier.