Learning Resources

You don’t need to know everything on day one. This is a reference to come back to as you work across different projects.

Kubernetes

• Kubernetes Documentation - the official docs, genuinely good
• Kubernetes the Hard Way - build a cluster from scratch to understand what’s actually happening
• learnk8s - practical articles and visual guides
• CKAD/CKA Exam Prep - hands-on exercises even if you’re not taking the exam

AWS

• AWS Well-Architected Framework - the mental model for good AWS architecture
• AWS Documentation - comprehensive, use the search
• Last Week in AWS - newsletter covering AWS changes with commentary
• AWS Skill Builder - free courses from AWS

Terraform

• Terraform Documentation - official docs
• Terraform Best Practices - community-driven guide
• Terraform Up & Running - the book most people start with

Pulumi

• Pulumi Documentation - official docs for all languages
• Pulumi Examples - real-world examples in TypeScript and Python

Python

• Real Python - practical tutorials and guides
• Python Documentation - official docs
• Ruff Documentation - our linter/formatter of choice
• uv Documentation - our package manager

TypeScript

• TypeScript Handbook - official guide
• Total TypeScript - advanced TypeScript patterns
• Bun Documentation - our JS/TS runtime

Rust

• The Rust Book - start here
• Rust by Example - learn by doing
• Rustlings - small exercises to get comfortable

Go

• Go Documentation - official docs
• Go by Example - practical examples
• Effective Go - idiomatic Go patterns

Docker & Containers

• Docker Documentation - official docs
• Dockerfile Best Practices - write better images
• Dive - inspect image layers (we have this installed)

DevOps & SRE

• Google SRE Book - free online, foundational reading
• The Phoenix Project - the novel that explains DevOps
• DORA Metrics - how to measure engineering performance

Security

• OWASP Top 10 - the most critical web security risks
• AWS Security Best Practices - IAM and access control

Networking

• Cloudflare Learning Center - great explanations of DNS, TLS, HTTP, and more
• How DNS Works - visual comic explaining DNS

Staying Current

• TLDR Newsletter - daily tech news digest
• Changelog - podcasts covering open source and software
• Hacker News - community discussion (use with moderation)

Internal Knowledge

• Ask in the team chat. Seriously. Someone has probably solved your problem before.
• Check project READMEs and docs/ folders for project-specific knowledge.
• Pair with someone who’s worked on the project before. 30 minutes of pairing beats hours of solo debugging.