I know Kubernetes. Often repeated in interviews or talks. But do I? Does anyone really? Kubernetes knowledge is such a complex topic, and encompasses a multitude of surrounding tools, deployment strategies and general networking and security skills. I have worked with Amazon EKS, Google GKE and minikube in the past. To really deepen my knowledge, it is high time to build my own baremetal cluster (including hardware) from scratch in my basement! Here’s how it went.
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When I first started developing software, I was often lured in by flashy marketing claims of tools or programming languages. “You can display ‚Hello World!‘ in 5 minutes!” claims on the front pages of tools or programming languages. While the claim is often true, it isn’t honest. Yes, it took only a couple of minutes, but I just copied example commands without understanding what I am doing. I had to trust the default settings. I had to accept the shortcomings of the tool I picked. What about security? And of course, I could not sell ‚Hello World!’ to a client. I would have wished for honest courses teaching me what I really need.
Leave a CommentDocumentation guidelines in most teams seem to be repeating obvious truths: “Documentation is important!” or “Don’t forget about documentation!” A good IT team establishes clear…
Leave a CommentWhen I started leading a team, I defined what I expect from each software developer and how I see the role of a team lead. At that point, I did not know about Engineering Ladders yet, otherwise I would have build upon that framework. Instead I created this diagram.

The diagram shows the three areas I expect every software developer on the team to put work in. Of course the bar is set a bit lower for trainees. As a bare minimum, I expect a trainee (after the onboarding phase) to deploy working code to production.
I’ll explain every area and the effects remote work can have on them.
Leave a CommentHerzlich Willkommen auf meiner Seite! Mein Name ist Benedict Roeser, was schon an der Domain klar geworden sein sollte. Auf dieser Seite sind die wesentlichen…
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