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FWDAYS. Crash course: kubernetes onboarding.

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Igor Gorovyy
DevOps Engineer Lead & Senior Solutions Architect
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It's important to periodically step out of the "work process" to attend events and see if you aren't stuck in your own approaches. That's why I believe that, to avoid "stagnation," it's essential to attend conferences, courses, webinars, and hackathons.

I recently attended an interesting course organized by fwdays and Denys Vasyliev. The course was fascinating in terms of its format and the instructor's approach. Of course, it was more oriented toward beginners, so it's logical that onboarding is part of the title. However, there was also valuable information for experienced engineers. Overall, the course provided a deep dive into the current realities of working with Kubernetes. For me, it was interesting to hear about other people's approaches as well.

Additionally, the course covered the Flux operator and the approach of creating ephemeral environments, which was particularly insightful. Since we use Argo CD, it was interesting to see how similar challenges are solved with a different tool. The use of the Flux operator for managing Kubernetes resources through GitOps practices was presented effectively, highlighting how to streamline deployments and maintain consistency across environments. The concept of ephemeral environments, allowing for isolated testing and rapid iterations without affecting production, was also a notable takeaway.