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Authenticity
We show the trade-offs, the rough edges, and the decisions we'd still make again.
News
Cloud Native News
Curated stories from across the cloud native ecosystem.
May 15, 2026
vLLM 0.21 lands Transformers v5 deprecation, C++20 build, and a new Blackwell attention backend
vLLM 0.21.0 ships on May 15 with two breaking-class changes — a C++20 compiler requirement and Transformers v4 deprecation — plus the TOKENSPEED_MLA attention backend for DeepSeek-R1 and Kimi-K25 on Blackwell.
May 14, 2026
Helm 4.2 lands; Helm 3.21 ships with an explicit end-of-life warning
Helm v4.2.0 and v3.21.0 both released on May 14, with the v3 release notes now stating that the v3 line is approaching end-of-life — a planning trigger for the long tail of clusters still on v3 charts.
May 14, 2026
Kubernetes 1.36 formally deprecates Service externalIPs
The .spec.externalIPs field on Service objects is formally deprecated in Kubernetes v1.36, with kube-proxy implementation slated for removal in a future minor release. Driven by CVE-2020-8554.
May 13, 2026
Cilium Ships Coordinated Patch Wave Across 1.17, 1.18, and 1.19
Cilium published v1.19.4, v1.18.10, and v1.17.16 on May 13, fixing IPsec packet drops during key rotation, ARP failures for LoadBalancer services, and a CiliumLocalRedirectPolicy edge case that could override an existing Service frontend.
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Learning Paths
Curated, structured roadmaps for mastering Cloud Native — start here when you want a guided journey instead of a single tutorial.
Beginner 4h 30m
Build Your First Kubernetes Developer Platform
Move from GUI-driven cluster management to platform APIs, golden-path deployments, and automated operations. This path assembles modern tools that let you offer a polished developer experience on Kubernetes without drowning in YAML.
Advanced 7h 12m
GitOps Landscape
Build a GitOps-first operating model. This path layers modern packaging, reconciliation, and developer experience tooling—Timoni, Kluctl, FluxCD, Gimlet, and Sveltos—so you can run fleets with confidence.
Advanced 7h 27m
Klustered: Advanced Cluster Triage
Master the craft of rescuing broken clusters. This path walks through real war‑room incidents so you can debug the control plane, container runtime, and host OS when kubectl alone is useless.
Advanced 6h 46m
Kubernetes Security Blueprint: Posture to Policy
Track, enforce, and extend Kubernetes security from baseline scans to policy-driven automation. This path combines posture management with Kyverno enforcement, policy observability, runtime threat detection, and jsPolicy-driven automation.
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Videos
New sessions, reviews, and walkthroughs from the sharp end of cloud native engineering.
Interview Dec 18, 2025 39:59
Navigating Kairos: Immutable Operating Systems with a Cloud Native Twist
Exploring Kairos: Turning Linux Distributions into Immutable Operating Systems In this episode, we dive into the Kairos project, a CNCF initiative aimed at converting any Linux dis…
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Tutorial Dec 12, 2025
Kubernetes Security Scanning: The 4 Tools You Actually Need
When it comes to Kubernetes tooling, the landscape is noisy and doesn't always have your back.
Editorial Dec 11, 2025
Fuck you, Hashicorp ... an IBM Company.
HashiCorp archived the repo without warning.
Tutorial Dec 10, 2025
Replace Your GitHub Actions YAML with CUE
Are you tired of copy-pasting YAML between repositories only to be bitten by typos after pushing?
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Writing
Architecture notes, breakdowns, and context for the parts that need more than a runtime.
Article Dec 2, 2025
Introducing the Technology Matrix
A curated, interactive guide to the Cloud Native ecosystem
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Article Nov 27, 2025
Building a Production-Ready CUE Library for Rust
FFI, memory safety, and production-grade architecture
Article Aug 7, 2025
Wassette: A New Era of Security for AI Agent Tooling
How Microsoft's new toolkit revolutionizes MCP server sandboxing
News Aug 3, 2025
News Digest for August 4th, 2025
A dispatch from the cloud-native world, where the height of innovation is apparently pointlessly reinventing YAML while shaking down the community for container…
Values
How we teach
We teach in public, in context, and close to the sharp edges.
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Organic Content
Much of the curriculum comes from problems we're solving in public, not invented demos.
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Embracing Failure
Mistakes stay in the session because the recovery is usually more useful than the perfect path.
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Hands-On
Less slideware, more terminal time, real code, and live builds you can follow end to end.
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Forward Thinking
We test new tools early, evaluate them honestly, and show where they fit.
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Open & Closed Source
We cover open source and vendors with the same standard: what works, what costs, and what saves time.
Community Signal
What Our Viewers Say
Feedback from viewers learning in public with us.
“Rawkode Academy is the perfect place for mid to senior level engineers looking for content in the Cloud Native space. The videos act as a perfect guide for anyone looking to go beyond basics and becoming an expert in the field. The Klustered series is a must watch for anyone involved in operating Kubernetes clusters. The channel often has other industry experts joining and sharing their knowledge as well apart from Rawkode. I would definitely recommend and have recommended the channel in the past for anyone looking to skill up in the Cloud Native ecosystem. ”
Avinash Upadhyaya K R
Platform & DevOps Engineer at Platformatory
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