You mean Cattle, not Pets is the general mantra, right? Or have things changed a lot since I was last doing Ops?

Oh you're totally right, and I should stop posting on HN from my phone while out at the bar. :)

> Pets, not cattle is the general mantra for configuration management systems.

Oh, I didn't realize it was in widespread use. But still. Someone thought of it, and it's great use of language.

Totally agree, it's the kind of sentence which immediately imparts of knowledge and gives you a lot to chew on.

Or rather the other way around (usually, though not here)?

Definitely the other way around, whoops!