Dive into the fascinating world of platform engineering while we draw parallels between the complex operations of a bustling eatery and the intricate processes of platform engineering. Just as a successful restaurant relies on a harmonious blend of ingredients, staff, and ambiance to delight customers, platform engineering integrates various technologies, teams, and practices to deliver robust software solutions. Join us as we explore the similarities in skill sets in both fields.
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Dive into the world of K Configuration Language (KCL). This review and walkthrough illuminates the features and advantages of using KCL to generate YAML or JSON configurations and manifests. We cover the basics of KCL’s syntax, its approach to handling hierarchical data, and demonstrate how to define and manipulate configurations with clarity and precision.
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Embark on a journey to Kubernetes excellence with a dive into Kubernetes Workloads APIs. This video is your one-stop shop for mastering the various controllers and APIs that define how applications run on the powerful orchestration platform.
We kick off with the building blocks of all Kubernetes workloads – Pods. You’ll learn about their lifecycle, how to create them, and what makes them tick. But since Pods alone aren’t enough for a robust system, we introduce ReplicaSets – the key to ensuring your desired number of pod replicas are always up and running.
Next, we level up to Deployments for complete lifecycle management of your Pods and ReplicaSets, including updates and rollbacks. You’ll gain insights into setting up zero-downtime deployment strategies that keep your applications resilient.
For applications that require stable networking and persistent storage, we dive into StatefulSets, explaining how they differ from Deployments and suit specific use cases. You’ll learn how to handle stateful applications with confidence, ensuring data consistency and service discovery.
DaemonSets ensure that some workloads are a constant presence on your nodes. We cover scenarios where DaemonSets are essential and show you how to utilize them for tasks such as log collection and monitoring.
For workloads that need to run once or periodically, we unpack Jobs and CronJobs. Discover how to define batch jobs that run to completion and schedule them to run automatically, so your applications can handle maintenance tasks, data processing, or any other work that doesn’t fit into the always-on service model.
By the end of this video, you’ll possess an understanding of Kubernetes Workloads APIs. You’ll not only be able to deploy various types of applications but also manage their lifecycle and scale with the demands of your users.
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Dive deep into the world of Kubernetes and discover the best practices for testing your resources with precision and confidence. In this tutorial, we focus on ensuring your Kubernetes deployments, services, and entire cluster configurations stand up to the highest standards of quality and reliability.
Get ready for a review and hands-on walkthrough on utilizing Kyverno Chainsaw to test your Kubernetes resources.
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Simplify your development game with Devbox acting as a simplification layer on top of Nix. Use it to install all the tools required to work on a project and create ephemeral environments that can run as local Shells, remotely as DevContains for GitHub CodeSpaces or DevPod, in Docker containers, or in CI/CD pipelines.
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In this fifth installment of our Crossplane tutorial series, we are exploring Composition Functions. They allow us infinite flexibility to define which Managed Resources to create, manage, and delete, and how to do that.
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Explore the world of data serialization formats as we delve into the question, Is PKL the Ultimate Data Format? In this video, we embark on a journey to discover the strengths and weaknesses of Apple Pkl. We put it up against popular contenders like YAML, JSON, CUE, and others, to assess its usefulness.
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In this fourth installment of our Crossplane tutorial series, we are exploring Configuration Packages. They allow us to package Crossplane Compositions as OCI (Docker) images and distribute them to control plane clusters.
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We dive into the powerful synergy between External Secrets Operator (ESO) and Crossplane to efficiently manage and propagate secrets across your Kubernetes clusters, databases, and secrets managers. Learn how to securely and seamlessly integrate with cloud providers’ secret management systems using ESO, and see how to leverage Crossplane’s infrastructure as code capabilities to ensure your secrets are consistently deployed wherever they’re needed.
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In this third installment of our Crossplane tutorial series, we are exploring Compositions, probably the most important feature in Crossplane. They allow us to define interfaces (CRDs) and controllers that represent services we can use to enable others to manage resources like databases, clusters, applications, or anything else.
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We dive deep into the world of developer platform consoles, exploring the importance of simplicity, API-based architectures, and the crucial role these elements play in discoverability, operations, and observability. We argue that developer platform consoles should aim for a ‘dumb’ design philosophy – one that emphasizes straightforward interfaces and leverages APIs to interact with underlying services and data. By stripping down the complexity traditionally found in these consoles, developers can achieve greater efficiency and enhance the maintainability of their systems.
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In this second installment of our Crossplane tutorial series, we dive deeper into the world of Crossplane Providers and Managed Resources. Watch as we guide you through the process of setting up and utilizing various providers and resources to manage your cloud infrastructure and services using Crossplane’s Kubernetes-style APIs. In this video, you’ll learn how to configure connections to cloud providers like AWS, GCP, and Azure, and show you how to create and manage resources in those.
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Discover the modern way of managing tasks in your development workflow with Taskfile, your Makefile alternative. In this video, we dive into how Taskfile simplifies task management both in CI/CD pipelines and local environments. Learn how to define and execute tasks with ease, gain insights into Taskfile’s convenient features, and see practical examples that will help you streamline your development process. Say goodbye to the complexity of Makefiles and embrace the simplicity of Taskfile for more efficient and maintainable workflows.
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Embark on your journey to Control Plane mastery with the first installment of our Crossplane tutorial series. In this introductory video, “Getting Started with Crossplane: A Glimpse Into the Future”, we lay the foundation for creating and managing cloud infrastructure in a cloud-agnostic manner using Kubernetes and Crossplane.
Whether you’re a DevOps enthusiast, a cloud engineer, or a software developer, you’ll discover how to unleash the full potential of Crossplane to orchestrate your environment seamlessly.
By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a clear understanding of some of Crossplane’s capabilities, and you’ll be ready to dive deeper into all aspects of Crossplane as well as its integration with the Kubernetes ecosystem in the upcoming videos of this series.
Stay tuned for Part 2 where we’ll build upon this foundation, exploring more intricate configurations and diving into Crossplane’s powerful composition features.
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We dive into the challenges faced with Argo CD’s current synchronization strategy. Despite its wide adoption for managing Kubernetes deployments, there are cracks in the system’s design, particularly when it comes to handling sync operations. We’ll explore why Argo CD’s insistence on strong consistency is causing more problems than it solves and discuss how an eventual consistency model could be the game-changer that Argo CD needs to streamline deployment workflows and minimize outages.
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Are you building a developer portal and relying on Kubernetes events to monitor and manage your cluster? You might want to rethink your strategy. In this video, we delve into the pitfalls and challenges of using Kubernetes events in developer portal contexts. Learn about Kubernetes events limitations, and how they prevent day 2 operations in Internal Developer Platforms (IDP).
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With Nix Shell, you can instantly spin up the exact environment you need, tailored to specific projects, and discard it with ease once you’re done. No containers!
We’ll walk you through the installation of Nix and various ways to craft custom environments with Nix Shell.
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Unlock the full potential of your coding skills with the power of AI! Dive into the future by incorporating Artificial Intelligence into your workflow with Chat GPT, Google Bard, AWS Code Whisperer, Google Duet AI, GitHub Copilot, and others.
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Welcome to a new level of terminal aesthetics with Charm Huh! In this video, we guide you through the process of creating glamorous, modern applications directly in your terminal using Charm Huh. Unleash the power of this unique framework to build visually-appealing and highly functional CLI applications. Perfect for developers and command-line enthusiasts alike!
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