July 2019
Intermediate to advanced
270 pages
6h 41m
English
Content preview from Programming Kubernetes
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Programming Kubernetes can mean different things to different people. In this chapter, we’ll first establish the scope and focus of this book. Also, we will share the set of assumptions about the environment we’re operating in and what you’ll need to bring to the table, ideally, to benefit most from this book. We will define what exactly we mean by programming Kubernetes, what Kubernetes-native apps are, and, by having a look at a concrete example, what their characteristics are. We will discuss the basics of controllers and operators, and how the event-driven Kubernetes control plane functions in principle. Ready? Let’s get to it.
What Does Programming Kubernetes Mean?
We assume you have access to a running Kubernetes cluster such as Amazon EKS, Microsoft AKS, Google GKE, or one of the OpenShift offerings.
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You will spend a fair amount of time developing locally on your laptop or desktop environment; that is, the Kubernetes cluster against which you’re developing is local, rather than in the cloud or in your datacenter. When developing locally, you have a number of options available. Depending on your operating system and other preferences you might choose one (or maybe even more) of the following solutions for running Kubernetes locally: kind, k3d, or Docker Desktop.1
We also assume that you are a Go programmer—that is, you have experience or at least basic familiarity with the Go programming language. Now is a good time, if any of those assumptions ...
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