Imposter syndrome is a very common phenomenon among individuals, both in the workplace and outside of it. It is characterized by self-doubt and the fear of being exposed as a fraud or as not good enough. I had my struggles with imposter syndrome, and I would love to share this experience with you. This article is a recap of how I won, failed, and experienced 2022. In this article, I will share the goals I had for 2022 and the challenges I encountered. I will share how I dealt with imposter syndrome and avoided self-sabotage. What is Imposter syndrome? Imposter syndrome is an internal psycholog ..read more

Have you been looking for ways to get involved and actively contribute to Apache Software Foundations newest top-level project(Apache APISIX)? Then, this article is for you. Several articles and videos already exist that explain the open-source tool Apache APISIX and what its all about. This article gives you a walkthrough on contributing and collaborating in the APISIX community. Meet with the community There are several ways you can get in touch with the Apache APISIX community. To kickstart your contribution journey, jump into our community by: Subscribe to mailing The mailing list is a g ..read more

What is Ingress? An ingress is an API object that allows access to your Kubernetes services from outside the Kubernetes cluster by defining the edge-entry traffic routing rules (e.g. load balancing, SSL termination, path-based routing, protocol). The ingress manages external access to the services within a cluster using public IP and port mapping. The component responsible for carrying out this action is called the Ingress controller. Role of K8s Ingress Controller in a Cluster? In a Kubernetes application, pods run inside a cluster while a load balancer runs outside. The load balancer is res ..read more

When it comes to offering reliable and high-performance services worldwide, most communication systems encounter several cross-border problems. This article uncovers how HelloTalk overcomes these challenges, emerging as the world’s largest social foreign language learning platform using OpenResty and Apache APISIX. What is HelloTalk? HelloTalk is a language learning social platform that serves as a platform for diverse speakers of different cultures to teach and learn languages globally. There are over 160 languages that you can learn on HelloTalk. Some languages are: Arabic, Cantonese, Englis ..read more

In my previous blog post, I discussed the role of an API Gateway in a microservice architecture. Several commercial or open-source cores could play the role of an API gateway in our architecture today. Choosing the ideal gateway for your microservice architecture can be tricky. This article will introduce Apache APISIX, an open-source API gateway that handles rate limit options and has complete control of external traffic's access into internal backend API services with ease. We will look at what makes it stand out from other gateway services. We will also discuss a detailed explanation of get ..read more

Microservices architecture Microservice is an architectural style of developing software systems; that structures an application as a collection of smaller independent services. These services exist independently as well-defined interfaces, highly maintainable and Loosely connected via APIs. Backstory After the monolithic era, most big monolithic applications were divided into independent subsets called microservices. These microservices were scalable, secure and agile. However, managing the communication between these multiple microservices became tricky. Clients had to keep track of each mi ..read more

NFTs have been the topic of discussion on almost every timeline across social media; they are now also the frothiest market of 2021. The sales volume of these assets has multiplied by 100x, and the internet is going wild about it. Yet many are still asking the question; “Why are they buying and selling JPEGs of weird-looking animals and cartoons for millions of Dollars?” WTF is going on ? ? The answer is simple. Non-Fungible Tokens(NFTs). This topic has brought together musicians, artists, celebrities, content creators, crypto enthusiasts, investors and content entrepreneurs from every fi ..read more

October 11 2021, Nirmata, an enterprise Kubernetes operations & management platform designed to reduce complexity and drive DevOps agility, announced the launch of the Kyverno Certification program. The Kyverno Certification contains a multiple-choice quiz exam, testing your entry-level knowledge and skills in policy management using Kyverno. This Certification is intended to enhance your knowledge of Kyverno and cluster management in cloud-native environments. It provides the best-in-class policy management training with industry best practices; to help practitioners confidently manage th ..read more

Container orchestration is slowly becoming the trend of the day and Kubernetes is leading the chain. We cannot talk about Container Orchestration(Kubernetes and its fundamentals) without having a basic understanding of containerized services. In the previous blog post, I introduced containerised platforms and how the concept of containers are introduced. If you haven't already, do consider reading my blog post on " The Beginners Intro to Containerized Platforms: Docker". In this article, I will explain what container orchestration is about, what Kubernetes is, the problems it solves with conta ..read more

If you are in the IT field, you must have encountered "Docker" on various media platforms. I have heard this word so much; I decided to find out what the fuss is all about. This article will look at the history of how Containerized tools( Docker) came into existence, what Docker is, its core components, and finally, the benefits of Docker. If you are new to DevOps, you might want to keep reading. How Containerized tools got introduced Before the existence of Containerized tools(Docker), applications and software experienced the difficulty of compatibility. Whenever there was a switch in the Op ..read more