Skaffold is a command line tool that facilitates continuous development for Kubernetes applications.

You can iterate on your application source code locally and then deploy it to local or remote Kubernetes clusters.

More: https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold

In this article, you'll learn how to troubleshoot Kubernetes Persistent Volume binding issues, including resolving PVCs stuck in a "Pending" state, understanding the "Released" state, and best practices for managing PV lifecycles and reclaim policies.

More: https://medium.com/@steveroy7026/troubleshooting-kubernetes-persistent-volume-binding-issues-5884a4c72cfb

In this article, you'll learn how to simplify Helm values files using YAML anchors, reducing redundancy and improving readability in your Kubernetes deployments.

More: https://dev.to/pczavre/streamlining-helm-values-files-with-yaml-anchors-bpp

cluster-proportional-autoscaler lets you scale the number of replicas for a Kubernetes deployment or replication controller based on the size of the cluster, allowing for more efficient use of resources and easier management of large-scale applications.

More: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-proportional-autoscaler

Pinniped is the easy, secure way to log in to your Kubernetes clusters.

More: https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/pinniped

Helmfile is a declarative specification for deploying Helm charts.

It lets you:

- Keep a directory of chart value files and maintain changes in version control.
- Apply CI/CD to configuration changes.
- Periodically sync to avoid skew in environments.

More: https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile

kubectl-browse-pvc is a tool for browsing the contents of a Kubernetes Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) from the command line.

It eliminates the need to create temporary pods to inspect PVCs.

More: https://github.com/clbx/kubectl-browse-pvc

Adnan Rahić, Staff Developer Advocate at Tracetest, discusses effective team organization. He explains:

Composition of platform teams:

- Mix of SREs, developers, and QAs
- Focus on developer experience, reliability, and performance

Benefits of specialization within teams:

- Dedicated groups for performance optimization using profiling and observability tools
- Teams focused on infrastructure cost management

Importance of clear team structure:

- Leverages individual strengths
- Facilitates collaboration
- Enables further specialization

Adnan emphasizes that this approach leads to more efficient and focused teams in complex Kubernetes environments.

Watch the full interview: https://kube.fm/telemetry-platforming-adnan

mani-diffy is a tool that walks a hierarchy of Argo CD Application templates, renders Kubernetes manifests from the input templates, and posts the rendered files back for the user to review and validate.

More: https://github.com/chime/mani-diffy

This article describes how City Storage Systems built a self-healing framework for their Kubernetes platform, automating the detection and resolution of various failure modes, including Spot node preemptions, unreachable nodes, and network issues.

More: https://techblog.citystoragesystems.com/p/kubernetes-self-healing