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Why use Chef/Puppet over shell scripts?

A domain-specific language makes a big difference in the amount of code you write. For example, you could argue that there’s not much difference between: chmod 640 /my/file and file { “/my/file”: mode => 640, } but there’s a great deal of difference between these: FILE=/my/file chmod 640 $FILE chown foo $FILE chgrp bar $FILE … Read more

How long before an s3 bucket can be created with same name after deletion?

The S3 docs used to say: When you delete a bucket, there may be a delay of up to one hour before the bucket name is available for reuse in a new region or by a new bucket owner. If you re-create the bucket in the same region or with the same bucket owner, there … Read more