A Decade and Change: Puppet's History as a Mythopoetic Journey

Eric Sorenson

Puppet - Tuesday, 1/2/2016 15:40- B1.015

Puppet turned ten years old this year, and a lot has changed since 2005. In this talk, I present its voyage through the lens of Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey" conceptual framework. I cover its origin story, born in the dark times of the early 2000's "Tool Wars", cover recent twists and turns in its plot development, and present a bit of a map to the rest of the voyage... "There and Back Again". Although it is primarily about Puppet, I provide context about both the early days of config management and the current state of the wider infrastructure tooling ecosystem.

About Eric Sorenson

"After 16 years working as a systems/network administrator in the Bay Area, Eric relocated to Portland in 2012 to further develop his passion for awesome configuration management tools. When he's not grooming the backlog for Puppet, he's out enjoying Oregon's trails with his partner Jen, son Gunnar, and neurotic-yet-lovable pointer Indigo."