Kubernetes and Platform Engineering Ramblings
With Kubernetes 1.35, KYAML moved to beta and was enabled by default as a new output format for kubectl. The intent is clear: reduce ambiguity, improve safety, and avoid long-standing YAML footguns like implicit typing. On paper, that sounds reasonable. In practice, I think KYAML is a mistake. This post isn’t meant to be inflammatory, …
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The evolution of developer platforms has always been about providing the right abstractions at the right time. But what if your platform could not just serve humans through beautiful UIs, but also empower AI agents to interact with your business logic in a standardized, secure way? This is the promise of Backstage’s recent integration with …
2 of my favorite CNCF projects are Backstage and Crossplane. just under 6 months ago we released the first versions of our Backstage plugins which integrate Crossplane and Backstage to the community. It has been great to see the growing interest and adoption of the plugins over the past few months. With over 3.5k downloads …
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One of the things i go through periodically is the new projects added to the CNCF. This is a great way to see some really cool and awesome OpenSource software! As i was going through the recently added projects I found one that really clicked, an I was super excited to try it out!The project …