The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source Gerhard goes to KubeCon (part 2) (Interview)
Dec 27, 2019
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Dan Mangum
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Marques Johansson
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Jared Watts
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Tom Wilkie
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Frederic Branczyk
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Ben Kochie
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Bjorn "Beorn" Rabenstein
In this lively discussion, guests include Bjorn Rabenstein, a Prometheus contributor at Grafana, and Ben Kochie, a Site Reliability Engineer at GitLab. They delve into the evolution of Prometheus and its growing significance in cloud-native applications. Highlights include advancements in observability with tools like Loki, discussions on efficient version management, and insights into community engagement within the open-source ecosystem. The group also shares experiences from KubeCon and emphasizes the importance of fostering collaboration in the tech community.
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PromCon Pager Incident
- Ed Welch's pager went off at PromCon due to a hosted service issue.
- Diagnosing the root cause, involving metrics, logs, and traces, took two hours and highlighted the value of dogfooding.
Observability Focus
- Observability tools should focus on how users utilize data to understand application behavior.
- The focus should be on the stories told with data, not just the data type itself.
Kubectl vs. Kubecuttle
- There was an unofficial Kubernetes logo featuring a cuttlefish, leading to the pronunciation "kubectl" or "kubecuttle".
- Gerhard Lazu prefers "kubectl," while Tom Wilkie leans towards "kubecuttle."