2014 founded Standing
developer-tools · kubernetes.io
Kubernetes
the moat is real
12 years 74 days and counting
Open sourced 7 Jun 2014. Still the OS of other people's computers.
Why it lasted
- Google donated the Borg-shaped idea and every cloud had to speak it.
- It is ugly YAML and it won anyway, which is how you know it is infrastructure.
- The job title 'platform engineer' is a Kubernetes aftershock.
Times it almost ended
- HashiCorp Nomad, Docker Swarm, Mesos: the other orchestrators. CNCF gravity won.
What would finish it
- A simpler default (Cloudflare, ECS, a functions platform) making most teams honestly not need it. Already true for many. Not true for the platform teams.
Questions
Is Kubernetes still up?
Yes, with a Standing verdict: the moat is real. Founded 2014.
How long has Kubernetes been around?
Kubernetes has been up since 2014-06-07.
Why did Kubernetes survive?
Google donated the Borg-shaped idea and every cloud had to speak it.
Could Kubernetes still die?
A simpler default (Cloudflare, ECS, a functions platform) making most teams honestly not need it. Already true for many. Not true for the platform teams.