Nordic APIs

Backstage is an open-source tool that can be used to improve internal DevOps processes and serve as a catalog for internal APIs. It has been adopted by thousands of companies, including Traveloka, to centralize and standardize API contracts and documentation, accelerating development and avoiding bottlenecks.

Using Backstage to Catalog Your APIs

Hacker News

DevOps as a trend promised to streamline software deployment by integrating development and operations teams but failed to address underlying communication and coordination challenges. Despite improvements like containers, it brought complexities and inefficiencies, pushing the industry towards Platform Engineering, which aims to abstract infrastructure work from developers. The focus is now shifting towards simpler, less specialized tools and workflows, emphasizing stability and honest assessment of organizational needs over rapid technological adoption.

A Eulogy for DevOps

Community Picks

The post debunks five more myths about platform engineering, covering topics such as the role of infrastructure teams, impact on staffing costs, and the application of platform engineering practices.

Another five myths about platform engineering

Platform engineering is the discipline of designing, building, and maintaining platforms and infrastructure that enable software development and delivery. It focuses on providing reliable, scalable, and efficient platforms for running applications and services in production environments. Readers can explore how platform engineering principles and practices enable organizations to build and operate cloud-native platforms, container orchestration systems, and developer toolchains, facilitating continuous delivery, scalability, and reliability in modern IT environments.

Best of Platform Engineering — June 2024