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What It’s Actually Like to Build a Puppet Module

What It’s Actually Like to Build a Puppet Module

Update: 2023-06-06
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Modules are the basic building blocks of Puppet. They're made to solve common challenges, extend functionality, and optimize your use of Puppet. They're also reusable and shareable – you can find thousands on the Puppet Forge – and best of all, anyone can make them. But what does that really mean?

On this episode of Pulling the Strings, Ben Ford sits down with Yeshua Hall to talk about Yeshua’s experience building the Puppet module known as zend_common, initially released in December 2022.

Highlights:

  • How to build a Puppet module
  • What zend_common does
  • What to know before you start building

Highlights:

  • How to build a Puppet module
  • What zend_common does
  • What to know before you start building

Speakers:

  • Ben Ford, Community Lead at Puppet by Perforce
  • Yeshua Hall, Senior Solutions Architect at Perforce

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What It’s Actually Like to Build a Puppet Module

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Yeshua Hall, Ben Ford