Falling in love with json
summary
Claims that switching from raw JSON templates to jsonnet turns 800 near-duplicate dashboard files into a handful of parameterized templates (five to fifteen lines each), using reusable functions and top-level arguments. Demonstrates generating a CloudWatch dashboard and a Grafana JSON payload, compiles with the jsonnet CLI, deploys via Terraform or CI, and shows a live compile-and-paste that produces a working dashboard. Shows variables, comments, and multiline strings replace brittle string-replacement templates.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction to JSON love
- 1:14History of JSON format
- 2:59Problems with raw JSON
- 5:10JSON limitations and pain points
- 6:12Introducing JSON.NET features
- 8:19JSON in microservices dashboards
- 10:29CloudWatch dashboard structure
- 12:34Creating reusable JSON templates
- 14:45Live coding JSON.NET demo
- 17:22Automating JSON deployment
- 18:25JSON.NET adoption and tools
- 19:29Conclusion and thanks
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