You can find even more simplicity in Talos Linux[1]. Drop an ISO onto a USB, run a handful of commands[2] to generate and apply a configuration, and you've got a cluster up and running.

[1] https://www.talos.dev/

[2] https://docs.siderolabs.com/talos/v1.12/getting-started/gett...

That's just making it easier, not simpler. I think the parent means, really a drop-in but simpler k8s

Sure, but I was mostly concerning myself with the comment I replied to, having used K3s often enough myself.

Do we really think that we're going to see all developers morph into one archetype where we all have exactly the same effective skills? Many engineers already have an area of interest where they focus, be that performance optimisation or high level architecture.

It's my prediction that we're going to see more specialised skill sets become more commonplace. We'll have developers who can effectively use AI to bootstrap PoC's, developers who use AI in well established code bases to increase velocity (think asking Cursor to implement another set of REST endpoints for a new type), and developers who might choose to exclude AI from their workflows.

Eventually (I hope, at least) it'll be expected that it's another tool that developers can use in their day to day and less of the Omnissiah that has come to replace us as developers.