A deep dive into Port (getport.io) — the SaaS internal developer portal. Covers blueprints, software catalog, self-service actions, scorecards, the Ocean integration framework, and an honest comparison with Backstage.
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Radius: Microsoft's Open-Source Application Platform for Cloud-Native Teams A comprehensive deep dive into Radius — the CNCF sandbox application platform that separates developer concerns from infrastructure concerns. Covers the application model, Recipes, Environments, Connections, the rad CLI, architecture, and how it compares to Crossplane, Score, and Humanitec.
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Internal Developer Platforms with Backstage: Building the Golden Path How to build an Internal Developer Platform with Spotify's Backstage: setting up the software catalog, scaffolding golden-path templates, publishing TechDocs, and wiring up plugins for a self-service developer experience.
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Developer Portals with Backstage: Catalog, Scaffolding, TechDocs, and Plugins A practical guide to Backstage — setting up the software catalog, creating service templates for self-service scaffolding, writing TechDocs, building plugins, and deploying Backstage to Kubernetes.
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Internal Developer Platforms: Building the Golden Path A practical guide to designing and building an Internal Developer Platform — self-service infrastructure, service templates, environment management, and the abstractions that let product teams ship without becoming Kubernetes experts.
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Platform Engineering vs DevOps: What Changed and Why It Matters A clear-eyed look at what Platform Engineering actually is, how it differs from DevOps, why the shift happened, and how to build a platform team that developers actually want to use.