Building out a managed Kubernetes service is a bigger job than you think (Ep.443)
Infrastructure as code is complicated enough, but building a managed IAC service is a whole other level of complicated.
Podcast 395: Who is building clouds for the independent developer?
Big enterprise clients looking for "lift and shift" are lucrative clients in the cloud market. But there are also millions of independent developers who need cloud tech at their scale.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 375: Managing Kubernetes entirely in Git? Meet GitOps
Managing Kubernetes clusters the way you manage bug fixes.
Podcast 361: Why startups should use Kubernetes from day one
We explore Stack Overflow's journey into the world of Kubernetes and containers with one of our software engineers, Max Horstmann.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Why you should build on Kubernetes from day one
If you’re building a new app today, it might be worth taking a closer look at making it cloud-native and using Kubernetes from the jump. The effort to set up Kubernetes is less than you think. Certainly, it’s less than the effort it would take to refactor your app later on to support containerization.
Using Kubernetes to rethink your system architecture and ease technical debt
This is a story about trying to rethink complex systems: the challenges you face when you try to rebuild them, the burdens you face as they grow, and how inaction itself can cause it’s own problems. When you’re weighing the risk and reward of replacing architecture, it can take several attempts to find a solution that works for you.
Infrastructure as code: Create and configure infrastructure elements in seconds
IaC allows developers to supply IT environments with multiple lines of code and can be deployed in a matter of minutes (in contrast to manual infrastructure, which can take hours if not days to be deployed).
Podcast 308: What are the young developers into? Everyone’s getting AWS certified.
All the cool kids are licensed to operate a cloud.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 285: Turning your coding career into an RPG
Before you can wield the power of the lightboard and explain cloud technologies, you must slay a lot of first level slimes.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Why is Kubernetes getting so popular?
At the time of this article, Kubernetes is about six years old, and over the last two years, it has risen in popularity to consistently be one of the most loved platforms. This year, it comes in as the number three most loved platform. If you haven’t heard about Kubernetes yet, it’s a platform that…
