eBPF, sidecars, and the future of the service mesh

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Hacker News

William: My current role primarily shapes my strategy. I learn a lot from the engineers and users of Linkerd, who are at the forefront of these technologies. I also keep myself updated by reading discussions on Reddit platforms like r/kubernetes and r/Linkerd. Occasionally, I contribute to or follow discussions on Hacker News. Overall, my primary source of knowledge comes from the experts I work with daily, giving me valuable insights into the latest developments.

#Social Networks #Social News #Startups 611 social mentions

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Apache Mesos

I worked at several Bay Area startups, mainly in NLP and machine learning roles. I was part of a company called PowerSet, which was building a natural language processing engine and was acquired by Microsoft. I then joined Twitter in its early days, around 2010, when it had about 200 employees. I started on the AI side but transitioned to infrastructure because I found it more satisfying and challenging. We were doing what I now describe at Twitter as cloud-native, even though the terminology differed. We didn’t have Kubernetes or Docker, but we had Mesos, the JVM for isolation, and cgroups for a basic form of containerization. We transitioned from a monolithic Ruby on Rails service to a massive microservices deployment. When I left Twitter, we tried to apply those same ideas to the emerging world of Kubernetes and Docker.

#Developer Tools #Containers As A Service #DevOps Tools 11 social mentions

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linkerd

William: My first pick would be Linkerd. It's a must-have for any Kubernetes cluster. I then lean towards tools that complement Linkerd, like Argo and cert-manager. You're off to a solid start with these three.

#Web Servers #Web And Application Servers #Load Balancer / Reverse Proxy 18 social mentions

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Istio

Bart: You raise a crucial point about the human aspect. While we address technical challenges, the time spent resolving errors detracts from other tasks. The community has developed products and projects to tackle these concerns and costs. One such example is Istio with Ambient Mesh. Another approach is sidecarless service meshes like Cilium Cluster Mesh. Can you explain what Ambient Mesh is and how it enhances the classic sidecar model of service meshes?

#Developer Tools #Cloud Computing #DevOps Tools 51 social mentions

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Buoyant

William: I'm devoting all my energy to Linkerd and Buoyant. That takes up most of my focus. Outside of work, I'm a dad. My kids are learning the piano, so I decided to start learning, too. It's humbling to see how fast they pick it up compared to me. As an adult learner, it's a slow process. It's interesting to be in a role where I'm the student, taking lessons from a teacher who's probably a third my age and incredibly talented. It’s an excellent reminder to stay humble, especially since much of my day involves being the authority on something. It’s a nice change of pace and a bit of a reality check.

#Developer Tools #DevOps Tools #Continuous Integration And Delivery 3 social mentions