A 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 🚀Reasons to attend AppWorld
From February 6-8 at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, AppWorld 2024 attendees will have access to technical breakouts, labs, executive keynote speakers, a panel of AppSec Experts, the DevCentral team and community members, F5 partners, and more! The panel of AppSec experts includes former CISO of Twitter and OWASP Chairman of the Board Michael Coates who is currently the CISO and VP of Engineering at CoinList; Howard Patty, Senior Manager of Technology for Digital Platforms at Southwest Airlines; Lee Waskevich, ePlus VP of Security and Networking Strategy; and F5 Distinguished Engineer Lori Mac Vittie. For more information and to register, clickhere.DevCentral Visits: KubeCon NA 2023
Myself andAubreyKingF5are hitting the road together and getting our Cloud-Native on as we visit KubeCon NA 2023 in Chicago! The Cloud-Native Community is one of the most lively ones out there and we have a lot of people to visit. Keep an eye on this thread as we update with all of the things we learn about this week! Make sure to subscribe to theDevCentral Youtubechannel,followDevCentral,Aubrey King, andBuu Lamto get the latest updates. Check out the whole KubeCon NA 2023 playlist here.DevCentral Visits SecTor 2023
@buulammade his debut at SecTor 2023 in Toronto this year and Rebecca_Moloneytagged along to learn a thing or two! Here are some highlights from the trip. Make sure to subscribe to theDevCentral Youtubechannel,and followDevCentralandBuu Lamto get the latest updates. Click here for the full SecTor 2023 playlist.
DevCentral Visits GovWare 2023
@buulamreturned to GovWarein Singapore this year! Here are some highlights from his trip and the conversations from this essential IT security event. Make sure to subscribe to theDevCentral Youtubechannel,and followDevCentralandBuu Lamto get the latest updates. Click here for the full GovWare 2023 playlist. Global Cybersecurity Trends Buu tries Kaya Toast and chats with Chin Lim A Deep Dive into Zero Trust
AppWorld 2024 Registration Now Live!
F5 is happy to give early notification to DevCentral users that Registration is now open for AppWorld 2024! AppWorld 2024, F5's premier application and API security conference, will be held February 6-8, 2024, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. Join fellow community members and connect with the F5 experts, thought leaders, and innovators who create solutions that simplify and secure any app and API, anywhere. Attend keynotes, hands-on labs, interactive demos, and the AppWorld Expo to gain a new perspective on what’s possible, what’s new, and what’s next, including: Optimizing the app experience Hybrid and multi-cloud architecture Eliminating security blind spots Click HERE to register for the conference now, and meet your DevCentral team in person! We’re also looking for technical community members to share their insight and experiences in breakout sessions, panels, and roundtables. Our Call for Speakers is open now, and provides guidance around the type of content we are looking for. People selected to present at our conference will recieve a complimentary conference pass. If this sounds interesting to you, please click HERE to submit a session proposal.
