
End-to-End CI/CD Pipeline with Docker, GitHub Actions, and Kubernetes
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In this interview, *Phil Estes*, *Principal Engineer at AWS*, discusses: - *The creation story of Containerd* - how it emerged from industry friction between Docker and Kubernetes communities in 2016-2017, becoming a successful solution that served both ecosystems by providing a simple, core container runtime without orchestration concepts - *Transitioning from contributor to maintainer* - practical advice on getting involved in open source communities, including the importance of engaging with the community first, finding non-code ways to contribute, and building relationships before submitting code - *Building long-term reputation in open source* - how consistent technical contributions over a decade, combined with speaking and content creation, can create unexpected career opportunities and impact Find all the links and info for this interview here: https://ku.bz/CdS502XWc CHAPTERS ========= 00:00 Introduction and Phil's background at AWS 00:20 First contact with cloud native and Kubernetes 01:11 The Containerd story and community tensions 03:18 Staying up to date in a fast-moving ecosystem 04:42 Influential people and mentors 06:22 What is Kubernetes? 07:48 From contributor to maintainer journey 09:59 Advice for aspiring contributors and maintainers 13:57 Creating welcoming open source communities 16:21 Balancing deep technical work with public speaking 19:38 Building reputation in open source