[chef] Container cookbooks vs roles

[Larry Wright < >]

A few months ago there was some discussion about using cookbooks as containers in place of roles. This started with a blog post that advocated always using cookbooks in place of roles, as I recall (though I can't seem to find it at the moment). Some discussions at work have got me to thinking this might be a useful thing in some cases, so I'm wondering how many of you are actually doing this and what you have found the pros/cons of this approach to be.

Thanks in advance

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Larry Wright