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C. C Chin Oct 27, 2022

Only started using beginner books..Use beginner books..then this book or both at same time.Build ansible sandbox.. start Ansible 2023Jeff book..two study books..orange and van G booksVagrant I guess

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Just Some Guy Jul 16, 2022

This is a great book, but it's NOT for Ansible/DevOps beginners. It assumes you already know and understand Ansible, and is written for those who want to take Ansible to the next level.I really enjoyed this book, because the writing is straightforward, no-nonsense, gets right down to business, and is very much tailored to a developer's mindset (that's me).NOTE: While not *necessary*, the ideal reader of this book knows Python 3, as several chapters dive deeply into Ansible's internal Python code (ex: the chapters on Debugging and writing Plugins/Roles/etc.). The chapter on Jinja2 templates will also appeal (and make the most sense) to someone with a coding background.Much of the book, beyond Python and Jinja2, focuses on how Ansible executes plays/tasks/etc., and offers countless tips/best practices/gotchas oriented towards complex procedural/imperative scenarios you might face in managing real infrastructure complexities. This is a fairly stark contrast to the declarative focus you'll find in more introductory Ansible books/tutorials (again, appealing to someone with a coding background, imho).My only real complaint about this book is that it falls short on providing meaningful real-world example material. There are tons of detailed code samples and screenshots throughout the book (and I'll overlook a few typos in the code), BUT they're almost all what I'd call the 'academic' variety (isolated hypothetical scenarios to show how to use the various Ansible features being explained, disconnected from any larger real-world environment or context). The last few chapters provide some slightly more complex "zero downtime deployment" examples, but the book would be much stronger if the authors had built up a set of examples around a realistic cloud app environment (i.e. a multi-tier or microservices architecture, with test/stage/prod environments, etc.). The experienced Ansible user this book targets will be able to imagine how the book's simple examples can be applied to their own complex needs, but the book would have benefited from offering more on this front.Final word: This is a great book for a serious Ansible developer who wants to take their skills to the next level. It offers plenty of value for anyone learning Ansible, but it IS NOT the first book you should read if you're just starting out.

R. TA Dec 31, 2021

Excellent book, explaining in easy to understand terms the finer points of Ansible, so you can actually use it for big projects. The author was able to use simple examples to illustrate complex notions, very much appreciated.

Nichole Stephan Nov 10, 2023

Does a great job of documenting all of the precedence rules. Provides detailed examples on most topics. Great reference.To the author: in the next edition, consider how you might leverage the various building blocks in Ansible at an architectural level or the reasons why one would organize an inventory or playbook a given way. There is nothing out there thaat really provides use-case to solution mapping to help the advanced user understand how to wield Ansible as a component of their full CI/CD pipeline.

oneil p Sep 30, 2023

This is a well written book and simply explains concepts I used to believe were complex and hard to understand. I would have loved to have been given the soft copy of this book though.

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