Well thought-out book that will help you level up with Ansible, especially if you are moving up from Chef or Puppet. Author is very responsive to user feedback, has a great YouTube channel, and keeps the book continually updated. ( )

I really wanted to like this book.

Unfortunately, it seems that I spent most of my time getting side tracked by proof-reading, and troubleshooitng incorrect or incomplete instructions. This was an extremely frustrating distraction from what, initially, appeared to be a solid curriculum.

By the time I got about halfway through the exercises, I found myself distrusting the instructions and expecting the code to fail on the first try. Most times, unfortunately, I was correct in my expectations.

I definitely would not recommend this book to a beginner or anyone who hasn't got a few years of solid Linux sysadmin experience under their belt.

The book has potential but really needs a professional editor and tester to verify the code. It is commendable that the author chooses to open/crowd-source this; but, to find so many egregious errors five years after its initial publication is frustrating, to say the least. ( )