Michael Schoen πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Profile picture
I cause networks at @ITNRW 🌐, conquer the useless πŸ”οΈ, sometimes blog about #NetDevOps πŸ’», #Telemetry πŸ“Š & #IPv6. #DEVASC #CCNP #CiscoChampion Born at 327 ppm
Oct 10, 2021 β€’ 8 tweets β€’ 3 min read
Why #InfrastructureAsCode in networking?
(A thread, since I am often asked what's the fuss)

When we think hard about data models and manage to represent networks (or services) as 'code' in text files, we're able to utilize git and benefit from the best software dev practices. 1⃣ Configuration and Documentation in One Place

Those text files describing the desired state of a network/service ARE the documentation at the same time. Or, as these files are machine-readable, it’s easy to autogenerate pretty & enriched documentation pages, e.g. via markdown.