Swift Roundup #1: GitOps, Platform Engineering and the local Self-Service 🚀

Our first tutorial is OUT! Learn how to implement GitOps using AWS CodeBuild. Additionally, a MUST READ article has been published and we have a new recommendation about amazing tool that will enable you to implement self-service locally. Enjoy! 🎉

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Shaked Braimok Yosef
June 08, 2023

YouTube Tutorial 🎞️

GitOps using AWS CodeBuild

Senora's tutorial on GitOps with AWS CodeBuild is here! 🚀 In this tutorial, you will learn how to harness the power of the AWS CodeBuild service to streamline your CI/CD pipelines, accelerate software development workflows, and even create cool automations using the GitOps concept. All of this will be achieved using a small Terraform module. Get ready to dive in and level up your skills!

MUST-READ ⬇️

My conclusions as a Platform Engineering Lead

In the last year, I’ve led the Platform Engineering team in Toluna, and here are 3 chapters that present some insights and tips for beginners who start building the internal developers’ platform in an organization. Here are the links to chapters on Medium: Chapter 1 - My Insights and Tips for Platform Engineering Starters Chapter 2 - Platform Advocates Chapter 3 - Think PLG, Internally Enjoy the reading & feel free to share, comment, and ask questions. ☺️

www.senora.dev/post/my-conclusions-as-a-platform-engineering-lead

Senora Recommends 👏

Every week, Senora recommends an open-source tool that will help you with Self-Service & DevEx. This week, we would like to highlight the following tool:

Script Kit: Shortcut to Everything

An open-source kit to optimize your developer workflow.

www.scriptkit.com

ScriptKit is an open-source kit designed to optimize your developer workflow. With ScriptKit, you can enable developers to perform self-service actions locally. For example, you can use ScriptKit to:

  • Execute deployment scripts.

  • Configure the local host according to organizational standards.

  • Create a new project using a scaffolding template.

And much more...

GitHub Repository:

GitHub - johnlindquist/kit: Script Kit. Automate Anything.

Script Kit. Automate Anything. Contribute to johnlindquist/kit development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com/johnlindquist/kit

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