The Busy Platform Engineers Guide to API Gateways

Explore the evolving landscape of API Gateways in modern platform engineering through this comprehensive conference talk. Gain insights into deploying and managing API Gateways within Kubernetes environments, understand their importance in today's platforms, and learn about key considerations for cloud migration. Discover how cloud-native workflows impact user and developer experiences, and delve into the components of a complete "edge stack" supporting end-to-end development flows. The presentation covers topics such as platform control planes, CNCF ecosystem, DevX and UX considerations, self-service configuration, and the interoperability of API Gateways with service meshes. Ideal for platform engineers and developers seeking to enhance their understanding of API Gateway implementation in modern cloud-native architectures.

Intro
tl;dr
Software engineering is all about decisions
Choosing an API gateway is a type 1 decision
From Kubernetes to PaaS to...?
A quick recap for building platforms
Looking back at my dev career
The need for a platform control plane emerges
The CNCF ecosystem is the foundation
A word of caution with platforms
Building platforms: What did I learn?
API Gateway as a Product
Modern cloud native comms stack
All-in-one or one-for-all?
You can't have good DevX without good UX
Self-Service configuration
Extra validation when applying global configuration?
Interop example: Emissary-ingress & Linkerd
API gateway plugins: love 'em/hate 'em
Wrapping up
Conclusion
Outro