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Ask HN: What is the fastest way to ramp up on DevOps, k8 and GCP?

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Re: Ask HN: What is the fastest way to ramp up on DevOps, k8 and GCP?

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Post by revskill »

konha wrote: post #13
revskill wrote: post #4

Having a credit card is the hardest part to me. All of setup step is simple, there're many resources that you can follow and learn all in 1,2 days.

Wish I had your confidence and/or your learning abilities.

It's simple, but not easy.

Just think how things stick together first.

Re: Ask HN: What is the fastest way to ramp up on DevOps, k8 and GCP?

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Post by kvnhn »

I highly recommend the book Kubernetes In Action by Lukša [1]. It's a fantastic walkthrough of the whole containerized stack -- from Docker containers through the Kubernetes API and some info on Kubernetes internals towards the end. This is one of those rare books that takes an intimidating topic (k8s) and makes it all make perfect sense. It's heavily examples-driven with lots of annotated code and diagrams. The first edition uses both minikube and GKE.

[1]: https://www.manning.com/books/kubernetes-in-action-second-ed...

Re: Ask HN: What is the fastest way to ramp up on DevOps, k8 and GCP?

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Post by bovermyer »

fn1 wrote: post #39
holografix wrote: post #23

I would look at these topics and in this order: 1. Containerisation - can you build a hello world web app in any language then Dockerise it. 2. Now break it into two containers - one is the original hello world but now it calls an API on a 2nd container that responds with hello world in one of 10 different languages. Just hard code this the point is that it’s now 2 containers for your “app”. 3. Create a Docker reposi…

16. Avoid helm.

While I agree generally, this isn't helpful for someone trying to expand their knowledge. Helm is a popular tool, and it's important to understand it, when it's useful, and when it's not.

Re: Ask HN: What is the fastest way to ramp up on DevOps, k8 and GCP?

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Post by KronisLV »

anotherhue wrote: post #10

As the former owner of GKE at our company, read the official k8s docs. They are good. Read them all.

Here's a quick question: has anyone made a single page reference for the entirety of the Kubernetes manifest spec? E.g. everything that should come out of the box, except CRDs?

For example, for Docker Swarm and the Compose format, you have this: https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/compose-file-v3...

Re: Ask HN: What is the fastest way to ramp up on DevOps, k8 and GCP?

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Post by bovermyer »

epimetheus2 wrote: post #32
jamierumbelow wrote: post #25

"I have a limited time" You blagged your way through a job interview, didn't you?

not at all, but our devops guy ragequit the job and I want to be able to help piece things together if fire emerges, or help the team. Every engineer has some knowledge so together we're able to handle most of it. I want to use this opportunity to learn more. It's sad that you assume the worst in people.

This is almost exactly how I became devops in the first place - the existing guy quit suddenly and I had to pick up the pieces in a hurry.

If you're already comfortable with the basics, then focus on one particular element and master it. The other bits will come over time. I recommend Kubernetes as a focus, given your list.

Keep in mind at all times that the infrastructure serves the business.

Re: Ask HN: What is the fastest way to ramp up on DevOps, k8 and GCP?

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Post by grioghar »

bovermyer wrote: post #47
fn1 wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

16. Avoid helm.

While I agree generally, this isn't helpful for someone trying to expand their knowledge. Helm is a popular tool, and it's important to understand it, when it's useful, and when it's not.

Care to elaborate on the three points you mentioned with more specificity?
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