Introduction
Jet is a versatile and community-driven IT automation platform designed for various tasks such as configuration, deployment, orchestration, patch management, and executing diverse workflows. Led by Michael DeHaan, the original creator of widely-used IT automation tools like Cobbler and Ansible, Jet combines simplicity, consistency, and stability in its design.
Tech Preview Release: Jet is gearing up for its first Tech Preview release, scheduled for September 29th, 2023. To celebrate this milestone, a virtual text-only release party will be held on Discord starting at 11:30 AM EST and continuing throughout the day and night.
Key Features of Jet:
- Language Simplicity: Jet emphasizes straightforward and consistent language usage for an easy-to-understand syntax.
- Multithreaded Performance: Powered by Rust, Jet delivers blazing-fast multithreaded performance.
- Security and Audit Focus: Jet prioritizes enterprise-grade security for efficient and secure IT operations.
- Documentation: Jet offers user-friendly documentation to help users maximize its capabilities.
- Extensibility: While Jet’s core modules are in Rust, users can create modules in languages supporting JSON.
- Core Language and Compatibility: Jet’s core language and compatibility are designed to cater to IT professionals familiar with Ansible. It utilizes a YAML dialect similar to Ansible’s playbook language, ensuring a smooth transition for Ansible users. Additionally, Jet employs Handlebars as its template engine, maintaining familiarity with templating tasks. Variable handling is streamlined to provide more predictability and consistency.
- Stability: Jet is committed to language stability to minimize disruptions during upgrades. The language documentation is treated as a specification, and careful design decisions are made to avoid breaking changes to existing user automation content.
As Jet prepares for its inaugural release, it promises to be a powerful and user-friendly solution for IT automation, setting new standards in efficiency and reliability. Join the Jet community and stay tuned for an exciting journey into the future of IT automation.
Tech Release One
GitHub will publish the code release on Friday, 29th September, at 11:30 AM Eastern Standard Time as part of the Discord Release Party. Michael DeHaan (aka LaserLama) will be available on Discord all day until at least 9 PM Eastern (and probably way later) to accommodate people worldwide. So, yes, it’s a text-