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Long-form lessons from cloud-native systems, developer relations, platform work, conferences, and the occasional industry funeral.

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Latest dispatch

I just wanted the title to spell YAML, fool.Why I write these reviewsWelcome to my usual “year in review” blog. If you’re new here, let me explain: every year, I commit to sharing my experiences, wins, and failures in public. Why? Because I believe...

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Release notes from a career that keeps shipping in public.

My 2024 wrapped

This is a series at the third episode, at least.My usual odd year-end blog post where I reflect on my year and I’m being public with it to have some degree of accountability.So… 2024 has come to an end, one of the most difficult but also beautiful...

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RIP DevRel (2010–2024): Why it died — and how to stop killing it

RIP DevRel (2010–2024)Pour one out for Developer Relations, cause it’s about to be gone, for good.Forget everything I did last year as a DevRel in the Cloud Native space for a second — this blog has nothing to do with that.Instead, it’s both:- A...

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Cloud Native Rejekts + KubeCon NA 2024

A commentary on Rejekts and KubeCon NA in SLC, written while jet lagged coming back to Europe.Tech talks, new and old tech, laughs and Utah shitty anti-trans laws.RejektsThis round, like in Paris, I had the pleasure to attend and speak at Cloud...

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Surviving KubeCon: an updated guide (NA 2024 edition)

Another quick blog from my conference survival guide series that could be useful for new KubeCon attendees as KubeCon NA approaches!This could also be a great reminder for experienced attendees that could use a reminder or two.This is how I’ll look...

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Kubernetes v1.31, Elli: an insider view!

Kubernetes has had a community-driven release lifecycle since forever now and I took part of it as Comms Shadow for v1.31, here’s how it went and what I have learnt in the process.Elli, the release lead doggo, how cute!The Story So FarI knew about...

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Community 101

My story with communities and my view about how healthy tech communities should work.Let’s start with the definition of community:“A community is a social unit with a shared socially significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture,...

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KubeCon + Rejekts + KubeTrain + KCD = ❤

Organizing KubeTrain, attending Cloud Native Rejekts and KubeCon EU, meeting a ton of KCD people in Paris last week, has been an amazing experience. So many (community) things to do and so little time!From zero to having a panel at KubeCon? ChooChoo...

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Surviving KubeCon EU 2024 (attendee edition)

Just a veeeery quick blog/survival guide that could be useful for new KubeCon attendees or for experienced ones that still need some hints.This is how I’ll look like during the conference by the way :DLet’s start:Build your schedule aheadPlease, do...

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Building Scalable Cloud Native Applications

Learn how to architect and deploy cloud native applications that scale effortlessly across multiple cloud providers and Kubernetes clusters.

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Kubernetes Best Practices for Production

Essential tips and patterns for running Kubernetes workloads in production environments with confidence and reliability.

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Security in the Cloud Native Era

Understanding modern security practices for containerized applications and microservices architectures.

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Wtf is DevRel?

Digging into the role and how blogging helped me becoming one for a Silicon Valley startup.

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