Build Systems that Drive Business
30–31 Oct 2018: Training
31 Oct–2 Nov 2018: Tutorials & Conference
London, UK

Kubernetes is not for developers, and other things the hype never told you

Taylor Thomas (Microsoft Azure)
14:1014:50 Thursday, 1 November 2018
Location: King's Suite - Sandringham
Average rating: ***..
(3.67, 9 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Understand why Kubernetes is not a developer tool
  • Learn how to leverage the abstractions Kubernetes provides to create a better developer experience

Description

Whether you’re new to Kubernetes or an experienced user, you’ve likely heard someone say something like “Kubernetes will make things so much better for your developers.”

Taylor Thomas explains why Kubernetes is not a developer tool and cuts through other common misconceptions. Along the way, you’ll learn how Kubernetes provides powerful abstractions for running and operating applications. Luckily, there are many options for leveraging the abstractions Kubernetes provides to create a better developer experience. Drawing on real-life experience using Kubernetes at three large corporations, Taylor shares practical examples of using Helm, Draft, custom controllers, and other Kubernetes tools to build example platforms for empowering developers.

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Taylor Thomas

Microsoft Azure

Taylor Thomas is a senior software engineer working on Azure Kubernetes Service at Microsoft. He has been involved with containers and Kubernetes platforms at Intel and Nike and is one of the core maintainers of Helm. He currently lives in the Portland area and alternately curses at and enjoys the rain.