I agree. Even when Kubernetes is used in large environments, is it still cumbersome, verbose and overly complex.

What are the alternatives?

It seems that this article should be titled "How Netflix uses JVM" (not "Java").

The article is superficial, mentions Java but seems that Groovy had a more important role there. But in the end, it really talks about JVM.

It reads like a PR piece from a Oracle and Netflix partnership to promote Java. Oracle have done that before.

By the way, the article doesn't even mention Mastodon. I gave up social media owned by billionaires, Tweeter mainly, and I am very pleased with Mastodon.

Two more entries for your really nice list:

1976 Gemini Man [another Invisible Man adaptation]

1976 Star Maidens