The Backstory of Kubernetes (Interview)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Tim Hockin and Aparna Sinha joined the show to talk about the backstory of Kubernetes inside Google, how Tim and others got it funded, the infrastructure of Kubernetes, and how they’ve been able to succeed by focusing on the community.

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Featuring:

• Tim Hockin – Website, GitHub, X
• Aparna Sinha – GitHub, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• kubernetes.io
• Large-scale cluster management at Google with Borg
• Kubernetes The Hard Way
• Go Time #20: Kubernetes, Containers, and Go with Kelsey Hightower
• Bringing Pokémon GO to life on Google Cloud
• Google Cloud Platform
• Kubernetes on Wikipedia
• kubernetes/minikube

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