1.9 Common misconceptions
| Myth | Clear English |
|---|---|
| "DevOps is only Docker and Kubernetes" | Those are tools. Culture, Git, CI, monitoring and ownership matter as much. |
| "DevOps replaces developers" | Developers still write product code. DevOps improves how code reaches users. |
| "One hero fixes production every night" | Heroes burn out. Runbooks, alerts and small releases reduce heroics. |
| "CI green means safe for customers" | Green tests help. You still need staging, migration plans and a rollback path. |
| "Cloud engineer and DevOps are identical" | Overlap is real; cloud roles go deeper on accounts and networks; DevOps roles go deeper on pipelines and delivery. |
Why this section exists. Interviews reward honest scope. Saying "I automated deploys and added a health check for a badge API lab" beats saying "I know all of DevOps."