I’ve been working at Okteto for over two years now. My job title officially is Developer Experience (DevX) Engineer. I’ve been asked more times than I can count what it means and what my role involves. I think after two years, I finally have enough understanding to write about it in detail :) How It Began I’ll be completely honest - when I had joined the company, I didn’t fully know what I was signing up for....

On the wall across from my desk, I’ve got badges from all the conferences I’ve been to. The collection has grown quite a bit over the past two years. Recently, taking a look at it made me take a trip down memory lane and reflect on the first few talks I gave, as well as the ones I’m giving now - what’s changed, what I do differently, and the things I’ve learned....

I consume a ton of media - books, shows, movies, games, you name it. And there are moments or lines in them that stick with me long after I’m done. So, I wanted a place to keep all these gems. Instagram was a big no-no for me because I have a love-hate relationship with that app. I wanted something different. Surprisingly, I couldn’t find a convenient solution to save and list all these snippets for later viewing....

GitOps is gaining increasing popularity these days, and for good reason. The principles of GitOps promote the use of Git repositories as the ultimate source of truth for application infrastructure and configuration. This concept revolves around storing all application-related files and manifests in a Git repository, leveraging it as the central hub for deployment management. By combining GitOps principles with declarative continuous delivery tools like Argo CD, you can significantly improve your deployment workflow and expedite the shipping processes, achieving faster and more efficient results....

Around a year ago, the term “developer experience” was all the rage. It was on everyone’s lips, with discussions about its immense importance. However, the current focus seems to have shifted towards “Platform Engineering” - a term that, in my personal opinion, has become quite convoluted. Nevertheless, I feel both concepts essentially revolve around the same idea. Platform Engineering is merely a means to achieve a better developer experience. But what exactly does that mean?...