Haskell Showroom: How to switch between multiple kubernetes clusters and namespaces
A while ago I decided that I was done writing anything in bash. I just won't do it anymore! Instead I've started writing everything, even the smallest of tools, in Haskell.
I just don't think it's possible to write good and maintainable software with bash, no matter how simple the tool might be. In my opinion the main benefit with bash is that it's so easy to distribute to end users. There's no special installation or configuration, you just download a script and run it. With haskell I'm aiming towards distributing statically linked binaries (although in simple cases dynamically linked binaries work just fine as well).1
This series of posts titled "Haskell Showroom" are my attempt at showcasing what Haskell can be used for. It's an attempt to answer the question I get asked a lot:
"What is Haskell a good fit for?"
Haskell has a very good reputation when it comes to writing compilers but it's a general purpose programming language and it really can be used for all sorts of things. I mainly use it for writing web apps and CLI tools.
In the first post in this series I will talk about my tool called denv, which is a tool to help me "manage environments". While it helps me manage (and switch between) various environments, in this post I will focus on how it helps with switching between multiple kubernetes clusters in a sane and simple way.