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DevOps Myths

DevOps Myths is a practical exploration of common misconceptions around automation, CI/CD, culture, tooling, reliability, and security. This section separates marketing hype from operational reality, using real-world failures, hands-on experiments, and production lessons to explain what DevOps actually does—and does not—guarantee.

📄️ Myth: Complete application can be rolled back in Kubernetes

A team deployed a new version of their microservices-based application in Kubernetes. Soon after, they noticed critical issues and decided to roll back using:

📄️ Myth: The order of Kubernetes resource deployment does not matter

I once worked with a team deploying a complex application via kubectl apply -f . with all resources in one folder. They assumed Kubernetes would automatically handle dependencies.

📄️ Myth: Configuration Can Be Injected at Any Time Into a Running Pod

During a production rollout, a team updated a ConfigMap to change a feature flag from false to true. The expectation was simple: flip the config, and the feature becomes active instantly.