After three long nights of coding, I stood on the edge of quitting. The most recent error? 'Connection refused: too many retries.' How does one recover from such a humiliating message? I guess you just pick yourself up and try again.
ACT 1: The Confidence Built on Ignorance
At first, I was cocky about my ability to develop a simpler alternative to Kubernetes. After all, I was drawing from over five years of experience building and managing containerized applications. Besides, I had graduated from a reputable programming boot camp, which ended up leading me to some great opportunities. I figured if I could wrangle Kubernetes, I could surely create something less complex and more approachable.
When I began this project, I believed the only thing standing in my way was time. I had convinced myself that my technical skills were enough; all I had to do was write the code, and it would come together. I thought eliminating a few features and minimizing configurations would be all it took to create something user-friendly. I pictured it, lightweight, no more than 300 lines of code for my entire tool. Simple, right?
ACT 2: The Moment It Broke
