Kubernetes v1.30 is officially out, and many people seem to be happy about that… to the extent that this release was dubbed “the cutest” and got the funny name Uwubernetes. It aims “to indicate happiness or cuteness” — thanks to combining “Kubernetes” with the “UwU” emoticon 🤗

If this name is not uwusome enough for you, Kubernetes v1.30 brings 45 enhancements, including 10 alpha features and 17 graduating to stable. Read more by following the links below, and enjoy trying them out in your clusters!

- Announcing the release of Kubernetes v1.30 (Kubernetes blog)
- CHANGELOG-1.30 (GitHub)
- What’s New in Kubernetes 1.30? (Sysdig blog)
- Kubernetes 1.30: A Security Perspective (ARMO blog)

#news #releases

Looking for a hands-on book to learn Kubernetes? That’s precisely what the Reddit users were asked a week ago. Here is the list of books the community praised — feel free to share it with everyone interested! 🔗

- “Kubernetes in Action” by Marko Lukša (2017, Manning). Its second edition is scheduled for this autumn. Rated 4.7 at Amazon.
- “The Book of Kubernetes: A Complete Guide to Container Orchestration” by Alan Hohn (2022, No Starch Press). Rated 4.4 at Amazon.
- “Kubernetes Up & Running” by Brendan Burns, Joe Beda, Kelsey Hightower, Lachlan Evenson (3rd Edition in 2022, O'Reilly Media). Rated 4.6 at Amazon.
- “The Kubernetes Book” by Nigel Poulton (last edition in 2024). Rated 4.5 at Amazon.
- “Kubernetes Fundamentals: A Step-by-Step Development and Interview Guide” by Himanshu Agrawal (2023, Apress). Not rated at Amazon.

💡 It was also pleasant to see that a few people mentioned the official Kubernetes documentation as an essential resource for learning K8s.

P. S. The original Reddit discussion is here.

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