In the following, we’ll first discuss the overall development setup, then review tools of the trade, and last but not least do a hands-on walkthrough of three exemplary tools that allow for iterative, local app development against Kubernetes. For example, if you’re a Node.js developer and are used to a hot-reload setup-that is, on save in your editor the running app gets automagically updated-then dealing with containers and container images, with container registries, Kubernetes deployments, triggers, and more can not only be overwhelming but really take all the fun out if it.

The overarching goal is to introduce minimal changes to your current workflow when developing the app for Kubernetes. We’re assuming you are a developer, you have a favorite programming language, editor/IDE, and a testing framework available. How do you develop a Kubernetes app? That is, how do you write and test an app that is supposed to run on Kubernetes? This article focuses on the challenges, tools and methods you might want to be aware of to successfully write Kubernetes apps alone or in a team setting. Authors: Michael Hausenblas (Red Hat), Ilya Dmitrichenko (Weaveworks)

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