[chef] Creating and updating nodes "from file", any potential issues?

[Bryan Berry < >]

Myself and M4rcu5 (Marcus Van Dam) are both considering creating nodes and updating them using the "from file"  rather than using the "runlist add", "run_list remove", -E new_environment, etc. commands. This gives the advantage that node configuration can be kept under git control.

Are there any potential issues with this approach that we should be aware of?