OpenChoreo Build and Run Your Own Internal Developer Platform | WSO2Con Barcelona 2025
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Video Summary: Internal Development Platform (IDP)
- Setting: Discussion between platform engineers and developers at a fictional company.
- Objective: Build an Internal Development Platform (IDP) to support developers and simplify their workflow.
Key Concepts:
- IDP Introduction:
- Exclusive internal platform designed to aid developers.
- Allows developers to focus on coding and system design.
- Software Engineering Collaboration:
- Developers outline the architecture requirements for their applications.
- Need for boundary definitions in application design to manage inter-service communication.
- Use of concepts like northbound and southbound communication in microservices.
- Deployment Strategy:
- Importance of API gateways for managing internal and external communications.
- Discussion of multiple environments (dev, prod) for deployment.
- Emphasis on observability (logs, metrics, traces) and analytics for monitoring applications.
- Development of a UI portal for service management, documentation, and API catalog.
- Building vs. Buying:
- Decision-making process about whether to build the platform in-house or purchase a SaaS solution.
- Options discussed include leveraging open-source technologies and community contributions.
- Open Source Coro Project:
- Introduction of Coro, a Kubernetes-native architecture designed to facilitate easier development and deployment.
- Emphasis on community engagement and contribution to the open-source ecosystem.
- Future plans for integration with existing architectures and onboarding developers onto the new platform.
Conclusion:
- Coro aims to evolve into an open-source project while maintaining functionality through community involvement and contributions.
- Future architectural improvements and plans to apply for CNCF sandbox support to strengthen integration with the cloud-native community.