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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Study Guide, 2nd Edition
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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Study Guide, 2nd Edition

by Benjamin Muschko
May 2024
Intermediate to advanced
366 pages
7h 58m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Foreword

The software development landscape is rapidly evolving, and cloud-native technologies are at the forefront of this change. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is one of the largest open source communities in the world with over 190 open source projects and has 200,000+ contributors worldwide improving the state of cloud native every day. From my experience as the cofounder and CTO, it can be fairly tricky to understand where you should begin to explore this vast cloud native landscape.

This study guide prepares you well for the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), which covers Kubernetes skills from the perspective of an application developer. In my opinion, having detailed examples is critical in passing the CKAD and this book has many of them. Ben covers all the topics required to successfully pass the certification and even lays some groundwork for future advanced certifications like the Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS). What’s more, reading this book will give you the practice you need to become a more forward-thinking professional who embraces modern and open source development practices.

Kubernetes is one project that is at the heart of the open source cloud native movement, enabling developers to build, deploy, and scale applications with agility. Kubernetes certifications are incredibly popular with more than 100K+ registrations to date. We designed the CKAD certification to be focused on the application developer and provide ...

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