Cloud Native Buildpacks: An Alternative To (Defective) Dockerization For Python

Ram Iyengar (~ram40)


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Around 2011, Buildpacks emerged as a transformative force in the global developer landscape. Initially brought into prominence by Heroku, they ushered in the era of one-click or one-command deployments, seemingly conjuring deployment like magic.

Over time, the Buildpacks communities from Heroku and Cloud Foundry synergized around an inclusive standard known as the Cloud Native Buildpacks specification. This convergence culminated after years of refinement, giving rise to implementations from diverse sources including Heroku, Paketo, Google, and others.

In this talk, I will present the lifecycle and significance of Paketo Buildpacks - an implementation of Cloud Native Buildpacks, particularly in the context of Python applications. The utilization of Cloud Native Buildpacks totally transforms the developer experience when building containers. Most notably, it simplifies the build-and-deploy phase for all types of applications and services. By adopting Cloud Native Buildpacks, developers can liberate themselves from the complexities often synonymous with "config hell," channeling their focus towards addressing core business challenges.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i1Y7YOHSXjSHYM9EZ23tReBG85vDmpSY/view?usp=sharing

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Slide deck draft: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zVNOy-wgfF0pG-t_WqNNBiUbAPDZY6tXMRmt77MtuZ8/edit?usp=sharing

Speaker Info:

Ram Iyengar is an engineer by practice and an educator at heart. He was (cf) pushed into technology evangelism along his journey as a developer and hasn’t looked back since! He enjoys helping engineering teams around the world discover new and creative ways to work. He is a proponent of product development and engineering teams that put the community first.

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https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ram+iyengar https://thenewstack.io/author/ram-iyengar/

Section: Developer tools and automation
Type: Talks
Target Audience: Intermediate
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