Introduction
This site aims to provide a sophisticated and comprehensive overview of the skill set which includes well-known concepts, techniques, tools, platforms, and frameworks related to DX (Digital Transformation) and DevOps.
Principles
This site is built on the following principles:
AI-Driven Development & Human Interaction: As AI agents take over increasingly detailed tasks in software development, the ability to articulate requirements precisely becomes critical. This demands a broad, cross-domain knowledge base — the wider one's understanding of technologies and concepts, the more effectively one can direct AI to produce the right outcomes. At the same time, Digital Transformation involves significant organizational and individual change, so elements from human sciences such as sociology and psychology are incorporated, recognizing that understanding human behavior is crucial for facilitating successful transformation.
Prioritizing Openness: Open Source Software (OSS) and open formats are favored over proprietary alternatives. This minimizes restrictions and vendor lock-in, which can impede agile decision-making. Furthermore, the availability of source code significantly aids in troubleshooting. The necessity of certain essential cloud services is acknowledged where appropriate.
Language Agnosticism: Programming languages are treated primarily as tools. Since developers can now work with multiple languages easily, multilingual development has become a natural standard. The focus is on selecting the most suitable language for a specific problem domain or cultural context. Libraries and commands are valued similarly — for the functionality they provide.
Primary References
These sites are the primary references to create this site.
- Level Up Coding - A Medium publication covering software engineering, DevOps, and cloud topics
- ITNEXT - A Medium publication focused on IT, web development, and DevOps practitioners
- FAUN - A Medium publication dedicated to cloud native, DevOps, and developer content
- Thoughtworks Technology Radar - A curated guide to techniques, tools, platforms, and languages worth adopting, trialing, or avoiding
- Developer Roadmaps - Community-driven roadmaps and learning paths for various engineering roles
- Golang Weekly - A weekly newsletter covering Go language news, articles, and projects
- Ruby Weekly - A weekly newsletter covering Ruby language news, articles, and projects
- Postgres Weekly - A weekly newsletter covering PostgreSQL news, articles, and tools
- Tony in Medium - Articles on cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and DevOps engineering