In my experience, people who think k8s is really hard to user are either: a) someone who had k8s forced on them without getting a chance to learn it (or had no interest in the first place) and was stuck with its complexity, or b) has never actually used k8s and is just parroting what they've heard.
The former situation does suck. K8s is amazing and once you understand it, it is easy to work with. But if you haven't learned the concepts and core resources, it will definitely appear as a black box with a ton of complexity.
But I think for many of us who have used Kubernetes a lot, it is a no-brainer in a lot of situations as it doesn't matter which cloud provider you're using (for the most part), you get a common and familiar interface.
I usually find that it's B. The number of professional programmers who don't have the slightest clue how a database actually works, much less the ability to just spin up a container containing one, is shocking.
Sadly I think that extends to most people about most things. I’m certainly guilty of stating something I’ve heard but don’t actually know from time to time (though I do make a conscious effort not to).
It is funny (or depressing, depending on your point of view) to catch people doing this by asking them when was the last time they did X or how they know whatever they’ve stated and then seeing the gears turn.
The former situation does suck. K8s is amazing and once you understand it, it is easy to work with. But if you haven't learned the concepts and core resources, it will definitely appear as a black box with a ton of complexity.
But I think for many of us who have used Kubernetes a lot, it is a no-brainer in a lot of situations as it doesn't matter which cloud provider you're using (for the most part), you get a common and familiar interface.