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Introduction

The 5-step storyflow of this Onboarding chapter

    Summary

    This onboarding section is for you when are new to IPCEI-CIS subproject ‘Edge Developer Framework (EDF)’ and you want to know about

    • its context to ‘Platform Engineering’
    • and why we think it’s the stuff we need to care about in the EDF

    Storyline of our current project plan (2024)

    1. We have the ‘Edge Developer Framework’
    2. We think the solution for EDF is in relation to ‘Platforming’ (Digital Platforms)
      1. The next evolution after DevOps
      2. Gartner predicts 80% of SWE companies to have platforms in 2026
      3. Platforms have a history since roundabout 2019
      4. CNCF has a working group which created capabilities and a maturity model
    3. Platforms evolve - nowadys there are Platform Orchestrators
      1. Humanitec set up a Reference Architecture
      2. There is this ‘Orchestrator’ thing - declaratively describe, customize and change platforms!
    4. Mapping our assumptions to the CNOE solution
      1. CNOE is a hot candidate to help and fulfill our platform building
      2. CNOE aims to embrace change and customization!
    5. Showtime CNOE

    Please challenge this story!

    Please do not think this story and the underlying assumptions are carved in stone!

    1. Don’t miss to further investigate and truely understand EDF specification needs
    2. Don’t miss to further investigate and truely understand Platform capabilities on top of DevOps
    3. Don’t miss to further investigate and truely understand Platform orchestration
    4. Don’t miss to further investigate and truely understand specific orchestratiing solutions like CNOE

    Your role as ‘Framework Engineer’ in the Domain Architecture

    Pls be aware of the the following domain and task structure of our mission: