tags: #publish links: [[SRE and DevOps]] created: 2021-11-06 Sat --- # Do-nothing scripting https://blog.danslimmon.com/2019/07/15/do-nothing-scripting-the-key-to-gradual-automation/ - Replace your manual runbook with a script, *even whil it's still manual*. - Each step becomes a function. Initially they just output instructions and wait for you to press Enter. - This has immediate value in that it helps you follow the instructions. - It also *massively lowers the bar for incrementally automating*: just rewrite the function for one of the steps to automate it.