Software Engineering Daily Argo and Kubernetes with Michael Crenshaw and Zach Aller
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Oct 24, 2024 Michael Crenshaw, lead maintainer for Argo CD, and Zach Aller, lead maintainer for Argo Rollouts, dive into the fascinating journey of Argo from its beginnings at Applatix to its CNCF graduation. They discuss how Argo transforms continuous delivery in Kubernetes, highlighting advanced deployment strategies like blue-green and canary releases. The duo also emphasizes the importance of community engagement and governance, while introducing innovative tools like Height to optimize project management. It's an insightful look at enhancing CI/CD processes!
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Argo's Origin
- Argo originated at Applatix to orchestrate Kubernetes pipelines, initially focusing on long-running processes.
- Intuit acquired Applatix, expanding Argo with CD, Events, and Rollouts.
Argo's Four Tools
- Argo comprises four tools: Workflows, Events, CD, and Rollouts.
- Workflows and Events handle operations, while CD and Rollouts focus on CI/CD.
Satellite Imagery Project
- Argo Workflows and Events were used for a computer vision project on satellite imagery.
- Events detected new images in S3, triggering Workflows to process them using map-reduce.
