throwawaypuppet

No doubt, Puppet is one of the popular configuration management tools. However, I recognize that times have changed, tools like containers and k8s may reduce their market share.

Puppet's competitors like Chef, Ansible, and Saltstack have all been bought up by larger companies so the channel and partner influence they have is massive over Puppet.

They tend to release and EOL products too from what I understand. Some friends in the industry mention that the tech is so hard to use compared to Ansible.

I have been offered a job as a senior SE there. They are going for an IPO this year which makes it an interesting proposition.

Could anyone share your thoughts on Puppet?