Maybe I’m naive but I’ve just never found various “states” to be desired in config management. It’s always binary: either in the “right” state or a bad one!
If you have drift in actual state using Ansible you have to account for all eventualities and you simply can’t declare “make my system(s) look like this”.
I’m talking “desired state” here and how to fulfill it - not “various states to switch between”.
With nix(os) I feel you treat a machine more like an appliance!
I’m talking “desired state” here and how to fulfill it - not “various states to switch between”.
With nix(os) I feel you treat a machine more like an appliance!