In this second post of my Exploring Kubernetes series we’re going to make our k8s development environment less onerous. The code can be found here. There’s continuing debate whether you should local k8s development at all. One camp says that you should develop on a remote cluster in order to mimic production as much as …
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Exploring Kubernetes
With cloud native and microservice architectures gaining traction, Kubernetes (k8s) has become the standard tool for managing deployments. But what is it, do I need it, and how do I most effectively get started with it? That’s what this post aims to clarify. I’m no k8s expert. I’ve been picking it up because I’m interested …
Abstractions
We rely on abstractions to make sense of the world. Your dog is not really a "dog." There’s no such thing. The word is a generalization for a group of entities that share a similar genetic make-up. But it’s easier to just say, "dog," and we all understand because we generally agree on the things …
Evaluating an Existing Tech Project
A dilemma often faced by professional programmers is whether to work with what they have, or start fresh when inheriting others’ code. They say it’s easier to write code than to read it (especially other people’s code). Why is this? Unless the code is perfectly readable, it’s challenging to put yourself in someone else’s head. …