K8S: What Is Kubernetes, How It Works, and Why It Became the Standard (opens in new tab)

How Kubernetes Works: a Declarative Orchestrator Most descriptions of Kubernetes list its components (pods, deployments, services) without explaining the central mechanism. The fundamental concept lies elsewhere: Kubernetes is first and foremost an orchestrator, and its core engine relies on a reconciliation loop. You don't tell Kubernetes what to do. You tell it what you want your system to look like. This distinction, declarative versus imperative, changes everything. In practice, you descr...