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Simplify first sentence of each principle, for easy memorization #9

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An attempt to simplify the language for the principles.
todaywasawesome Jun 16, 2021
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Try different structure to break up repetitive "use"
todaywasawesome Jun 16, 2021
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Correct typo in principle 3
rjbell4 Jun 22, 2021
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Merge pull request #10 from rjbell4/todaywasawesome-simplify
todaywasawesome Jun 30, 2021
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Expand Up @@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ These principles were derived from modern software operations but are rooted in

## Principles

1. **The principle of declarative desired state**
1. **Define state declaratively**

A system managed by GitOps must have its _Desired State_ expressed declaratively as data in a format writable and readable by both humans and machines.

2. **The principle of immutable desired state versions**
2. **Use immutable, versioned storage**
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What about "Use immutable, versioned declaration" (to map to principle 4)

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Maybe "Store declarations in an immutable version control system"

It's long but I think the weakness of what I have in the PR is it sounds almost like a recommendation about what kind of storage your running infra should use which doesn't make sense.

This rephrasing feels like it emphasizes the declaration.


_Desired State_ is stored in a way that supports versioning, immutability of versions, and retains a complete version history.

3. **The principle of continuous state reconciliation**
3. **Reconcile state continuously**

Software agents continuously, and automatically, compare a system's _Actual State_ to its _Desired State_.
If the actual and desired states differ for any reason, automated actions to reconcile them are initiated.

4. **The principle of operations through declaration**
4. **Use declaration as the sole way of operating a system**

The only mechanism through which the system is intentionally operated on is through these principles.

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