Sorry one more. A portal is just an interface to t...
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Lasse Dreyer
06/12/2024, 2:08 PMSorry one more. A portal is just an interface to the Internal Developer Platform right? What are other options people use?
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Sylvain Chamberland
06/12/2024, 3:12 PMFrom my readings, many organizations use a portal like Backstage non only as a GUI for a developer portal, but also as the centerpiece that orchestrates everything. In my opinion, it has its limits and is not an optimal choice.
Sylvain Chamberland
06/12/2024, 3:18 PMIn my mind, the portal is just one way the platform API is exposed (UI) to the developers. First and foremost should be the API, and a REST/GraphQL API is possibly a first target. Afterwards a CLI and then a portal.
Sylvain Chamberland
06/12/2024, 3:18 PMAnd by platform API, I mean the contract between the platform and the developers.
Sylvain Chamberland
06/12/2024, 3:19 PMWhat I often see is people thinking first and foremost in terms of technical solutions (Backstage, OpenShift) rather than understanding the needs of the organization. That's unfortunate.
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Lasse Dreyer
06/12/2024, 5:03 PMThanks a lot @Sylvain Chamberland!
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James Brookbank
06/12/2024, 5:36 PMWe've talked a bit about portal and platform recently in our PE myths blog: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-development/common-myths-about-platform-engineering?e=48754805
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