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Re: Blog: YANG Really Takes Off in the Industry

2014-12-01 21:00:15
On Dec 1, 2014, at 8:54 PM, Dean Bogdanovic <deanb(_at_)juniper(_dot_)net> 
wrote:
this is one part I don't understand. Why adding another language would make 
them less agile?

If the yang model isn't a good representation of what is being modeled, it can 
cause more harm than good.   Same problem exists with MIBs.   When different 
implementations of the same thing use different base assumptions, it can be 
difficult to come up with a management model that is congruent with all of the 
different base assumptions and is still useful.   I wouldn't say it's 
impossible, but it's a good bet that a poorly thought out model or a model that 
is based on experience with a single implementation will fail in this regard.