2024 DevCentral MVP Announcement
Congratulations to the 2024 DevCentral MVPs! TheDevCentral MVP Award is given annually to the outstanding group of experts in the technical F5 user community who go out of their way to engage with the user community. The award is our way of recognizing their significant contributions, because while all of our users collectively make DevCentral one of the top community sites around and a valuable resource for everyone, MVPs regularly go above and beyond in assisting fellow F5 practitioners by sharing their deep technical experience and knowledge. MVPs get badges in their DevCentral and Reddit profiles so everyone can see that they are recognized experts. They also receive MVP swag, and invitations to regular exclusive webinars and behind-the-scenes looks at things like roadmaps, new product sneak-previews, and innovative concepts in development at F5. DevCentral is grateful for and proud to recognisethe technical knowledge and exemplary community engagement of these 43 outstanding community members: Amine_Kadimi Amr_Ali Austin_Geraci boneyard Bryan_T_ CA_Valli Daniel_Wolf Dario_Garrido Enes_Afsin_Al F5_Design_Engineer jaikumar_f5 Jim_Schwartzme1 JoseLabra JoshBecigneul Juergen_Mang Kai_Wilke KeesvandenBos Kevin_Davies Lidev lnxgeek LouisK Mayur_Sutare Michael_Saleem mihaic Mike757 Mohamed_Ahmed_Kansoh Mohamed_Salah_ Niels_van_Sluis Nikoolayy1 P_Kueppers Patrik_Jonsson Paulius PhatANhappy Philip_Jonsson PSFletchTheTek Rodolfo_Nützmann Samir ScottE Sebastian_Mani1 Sebastiansierra StephanManthey Tofunmi WhispererHow to listen to the DevCentral Podcasts
Announcing the DevCentral Podcasts! DevCentral Podcasts After about 100 video live streams, we are now offering the DevCentral Connects live stream as an audio podcast. This can be found on all the main podcast platforms. Additional podcasts can be found under the DevCentral channel as well. F5's Office of the CTO shares "WebAssembly Unleashed," a podcast for architects, practitioners, technologists, and general Wasm enthusiasts. Watch the feed and join the hosts to dig into all things Wasm! DevCentral Connects on Apple Podcasts DevCentral Connects on Spotify To accommodate this format, I'll ensure that if there is ever any video content, it will be narrated such that the audio experience isn't missing out. Heavily technical content requiring following screen actions such asJRahm's Live Coding Sessions will be done in its own format, still via live stream video. These shows pop-up whenever Jason has an idea brewing in his mind so I suggest you subscribe to DevCentral on YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook to get notified when he does go live. Hint: Join the DevCentral Connects Group hub to get advance notice of events like these! This Month In Security Podcast Be sure to check out AubreyKingF5on his Security collaboration podcast which is also available on all major platforms. This collaboration with F5 SIRT and F5 Labs is a must see listen if you want dive deeper into security! This Month in Security on Apple PodcastsA Makeover for DevCentral.
UPDATE: This maintenance has been moved to Jan 24th starting at approximately 8AM Pacific time. --- DevCentral Community, TL;DR - I am announcing some updates coming to the DevCentral community website in a few days - January 17th.24th. This is a mid-sized reboot, some upgrades that we expect will make our online environment a bit nicer to use now and enable more epic-ness to come. ***This update WILL include a maintenance downtime of up to 6 hours starting around 8AM PT (-8 UTC).*** A huge shoutout. I speak for everyone on our team when I say the DevCentral community rocks! We on the DevCentral team are inspired and motivated by your creativity and willingness to share. The depth of your capabilities and the mutual respect you have for individual learning never ceases to amaze. Asyou, collectively, work through increasingly complex problem-spaces we are always working to support your progress. Our recent observations and your suggestions have been buzzing in our ears for several months and so the changes you'll see soon represent next steps for what we think will make your DevCentral community truly exceptional. An updated UI is just the start. Interface updates will be the most obvious, but these are evolutionary rather than revolutionary - a paint job and some new tech. The new tech includes a simpler set of stylesheets, more configurable page templates, some advanced features in the editors, and an overall reductive approach to some historical bloat. One of my design tenets is best summarized as comfortably information dense. DevCentral is a functional website, mostly used during your workweek, and we are looking to strike a balance between engaging with the content quickly and easily (e.g., less scrolling and more filters) without getting eyestrain or needing to know where you are on the site. I'll get into a bit more detail next week and after we launch, I expect to produce some guided walkthroughs you can use to discover some gems. If you are coming to AppWorld in San Jose in February - be sure to stop by our booth and look me up - I can give you a personalized tour.Mention this article and I'll be forced to find some special swag for you too!😎 Wait. Did you say "reductive"? Yes. In a world where everyone backs up everything a subtractive mindset seems nutty. I'm no expert (case-in-point, the length of this announcement) but I embrace the subtractive sentiment and as such I have been ruthless about driving this upgrade for a host of reasons and that *may* have come at the expense of some existing features. Some things won't be present at launch (like Badges and Event calendars) but on-balance I'm sure we will be better off. That said, if something you love disappears - let me know in a comment, in a DM, or on the Suggestions page. I can't promise everything, butI do promise my level-best and that everything is done with intent: sharing valuable and useful technical information with you. Temporary Outage Most important, for now, is to plan for a short outage the morning of Jan 17th approximately 8AM Pacific Time (-8H UTC) for up to about 6 hours. Next: A reminder on Monday, Jan 15th 🚀DevCentral 2024 - Share Another Day
On Jan 24th 2024 (almost exactly 2 years since the last big update) DevCentral will undergo a makeover. Some global changes include: Kudos are now calledLikes Subscriptions are now calledFollows Tags and labels have been combined and are now just all calledTags Some of the changes you will see - some additive and some subtractive and some in planning. The reason for some things still not being available is because I chose to iterate early, in partnership with our vendor, to get some of the goods sooner than later. Naturally your feedback will help prioritize things that come next. Hit me in the comments if you have specific questions about something you don't see or grok here. Cheers. Category Additive Planning Subtractive Overall UX Lots of little reminders embedded in the workflow. Way better responsiveness - try it on your phone or tablet and let me know if it's more usable. Personalization options (such as dark mode). More intelligent use of white space - tho there are still some lurkers - we'll get them. Code Editor All the code syntaxes - not just our chosen few. Choose from a huge list in the language dropdown now with automatic line-numbering. Would like to have a "copy" button for ease of use. Badges Your efforts will still accrue badges but they will not be visible for a while - they will come back. Posting Content The editor bar follows your page as you scroll and the edit page defaults to full size. The editor bar is part-hidden - plans to make it all show all the time. Editor window size will be widened. Markdown support is coming. Some features such as FontSize and FontStyle are gone. Macros are gone - may not return. Tagging Posts TypeAhead search is available and if you misspell it - you can edit tags both DURING post creation or AFTER you publish. Labels - forget about them - they are just Preset Tags. Following Content Subscriptions are now called Follows - found in My Settings RSS Feeds are not working. Not yet but on the roadmap. Photo Albums This is out. Hardly anyone understood how to use it, you may not even have known you had one. More applicable to photo-heavy sites (art or selling). No plans to revive this as far as I know. Article Templates Our CodeShare template was useful for sure; but it was the only one we had and it showed up everywhere we wrote. When I can control this a bit better I hope to bring this back. CSS Styling VERY complex CSS has been refactored on this new platform and that is a VERY Good thing. With a much simpler CSS on this platform architecture our ability to add/move/change elements is greatly streamlined. --- Note: this list is not exhaustive. It represents things I expect you will think interesting. I'm sure we will all discover a few more together as we go. 😉 If you see something, say something.Community Highlights, Week 48 '23
Announcement: I've got a preview of some AppWorld breakout content for DevCentral users! Have you registered yet? Next-gen application services with BIG-IP Next - modernized and optimized for the future Don't miss this introduction to our next-gen software BIG-IP Next. Highlighting how F5 is evolving from BIG-IP TMOS, how we are modernizing and optimizing with BIG-IP Next, dive into the core value this transformation will deliver for you, and introduce you to the BIG-IP Next Central Manager and its relationship with BIG-IP Next instances. Untangling APIs: the opportunities and threats of APIs and modern App architectures Engage in a discussion on evolving API security challenges with Corey Ball, author of Hacking APIs, and Dan Barahona, founder of APIsec University, alongside F5 experts. Stay informed on the latest research, best practices for securing API endpoints, and identify gaps in current approaches. Take away insights on viewing APIs as cyber targets and understanding the associated risks for organizations and consumers. Benefit from best practices and key considerations for safeguarding modern apps and APIs against attacks and vulnerabilities. BIG-IP Next WAF is here! Explore the power and advantages of F5's lightweight next-gen WAF. Uncover simplified management, enhanced security, and improved consistency across applications. Gain valuable insights, guidance, and best practices for a successful transition to BIG-IP Next WAF, discovering the multitude of benefits along the way. The live demo will guide you on defending applications against various threats, boosting app development and security efficiencies, and optimizing your WAF with speed and simplicity. Centralized Management is a win for dev and platform teams Unlock even greater value in automation with Centralized Management. Join our expert panel as they compare and contrast Automation and Centralized Management, exploring the essential need for both in the realms of DevOps, Developers, and NetOps. Take away insights on complementarity and practical guidance on adopting Centralized Management. Don't miss the demo showcasing NGINX and Centralized Management solutions, empowering you with valuable knowledge for enhanced efficiency. Tips of the week: DevCentral is going to be giving away regular prizes to celebrate the end of the year and the start of the next one. Stay tuned for an announcement about how to win vouchers tfor an F5 Certification Exam and to get swag from the F5 Store! Some content you may have missed: Articles Jason Rahm is launching a 6-part livestream series on AS3, which is a critical component of BIG-IP Next. You'll want to get details by clicking on his articleEmbracing AS3: Foundations Videos This Month In Security: Ep. 16 - Nov. - Identity Threat Report, AI Security & Governance Checklist The Kubernetes project's new WebAssembly working group - KubeCon NA 2023 Forum post highlights: Notable solutions: PhatANhappyandMichael_Saleemboth had answers forShoaib_020's request for help withfinding pools with only only one pool member F5_Design_Engineerreplied toGumshoes post about having an issue withASM blocked request contains & (ampersand) symbol in parameter value Lucas_Thompsonjumped in to helptstott707troubleshooting a website connection Unanswered questions: Still needing answers: Yonikis looking for aScript to edit ASM policy Zen_Y needs help withRespon Code 1 in BIG IQ jquerinis having trouble withOWASP Rule Groups Blocking Legitmate Requests Weekly community stats: Most kudoed authors F5_Design_Engineer Daniel_Wolf zamroni777 Gave the most kudos: F5_Design_Engineer JoseLabra Nikoolayy1 Top kudoed post: F5_Design_Engineer's reply toRe: SSL Profiles Daniel_Wolf's reply toAWAF - Do not log Geolocation violations from the Event Log PhatANhappy's postAppworld 2024 -San Jose F5er stats: Most kudoed: @Janibasha AaronJB momahdy Gave the most kudos: @Dave_Potter Lior_Rotkovitch Lucas_Thompson Top kudoed posts: WinRAR, human curiosity and VM escapes - Nov 13th - 19th, 2023 - F5 SIRT - This Week in SecuritybyAaronJB F5 Distributed Cloud Origin Server Subset Rulesbychaithanya_dileep Once More With Feeling - Nov 20 - 26, 2023 - F5 SIRT - This Week in SecuritybyMegaZoneAppWorld 2024 Call For Speakers open
F5 is looking for technical experts who are interested in presenting at the F5 AppWorld 2024 conference in San Jose, CA February 6-8, 2024. Sessions will be 30 to 50 minutes long, and you can visit theCall for Speakerspage to learn more aboutthe type of content we are looking for and submit your session proposals. Speakers selected to present at our conference will recieve a complimentary conference pass. If this sounds interesting to you, please clickHEREto submit a session proposal by November 29 Friday, December 8th!Reminder: MFA now required to log in to DevCentral
Hey everyone, We are now requiring multi-factor authentication (MFA) to log in to all DevCentral accounts in order to better ensure secure interactions on DevCentral. Please read our INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT HERE. Logging in to F5 accounts – including DevCentral - now requires multi-factor authentication. You will be prompted to enroll with one (or more) of the following authentication methods: Google Authenticator Email Factor Enrollment To access your account going forward, enter your usual username and password. You will then be asked to enter the verification code generated by your smartphone or sent to your email as a secondary authentication factor.F5 Academy at AppWorld 2024
We're getting more excited about content at AppWorld 2024 (Feb 6-8 in San Jose, California)! F5Academy will host dozens of expert-led technical lab sessions on BIG-IP, Distributed Cloud Services, NGINX, and more. You'll be able to follow one of the curated learning paths for modern application deployment, securing applications, or our next generation BIG-IP Next platform—or create your own unique and customized path. AppWorld 2024 labs include: · Introduction to Multi-Cloud Networking · Automate One Thing with Ansible · Performance Tuning NGINX Plus · Introduction to BIG-IP Next There will be content aimed at F5 practitioners of every level, whether you're just getting started or are already an expert. Getting started with F5? Sessions that offer F5 Digital Badges will deliver introductory content for attendees starting on their F5 journey, sharing concepts, configurations, and best practices needed to deploy and maintain F5 solutions in your production environment. Want to get F5 certified? NGINX users will be able to take the first-ever NGINX certification exams! Take advantage of early bird pricing and Register today! Want to share your experience and knowledge with fellow attendees? Use theCall for Papers form to submit a 30-50 minute long session proposal.
