Potta Vijay Kumar

In the fast-paced world of front-end development, the focus is often on building sleek interfaces, optimizing performance, and managing state. However, as applications grow, so do the demands of deployment, scalability, and consistency across environments. That’s where Infrastructure as Code (IaC) comes into play. But wait— why should a front-end developer care about infrastructure ? Let’s break it down. What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)? IaC is the practice of managing and provisioning computing infrastructure through machine-readable configuration files, rather than manual processes. In simple terms: instead of clicking buttons in a cloud console, you write code (YAML, JSON, or HCL) to define your infrastructure. This code is version-controlled, repeatable, and automated. Popular IaC tools: Terraform (by HashiCorp) Pulumi (supports TypeScript/JavaScript) AWS CloudFormation Ansible (configuration-focused) Why Front-End Developers Should Care You might not be spinning up server...

  When we think about Kubernetes (K8s), it's easy to assume it's solely for backend engineers or DevOps pros. But as front-end applications grow in complexity—especially in microservices or JAMstack architectures—understanding Kubernetes can significantly improve how we deploy, scale, and maintain our applications. What Is Kubernetes? Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration platform that automates deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. Originally developed by Google, it has become the industry standard for managing cloud-native apps. For front-end developers, this means we can: Ship React/Vue/Next.js apps inside containers Automate builds and deployments Scale effortlessly to handle traffic spikes Work better in CI/CD environments Why Front-End Devs Should Care Reliable Deployments Define how your app runs using Deployment and Service manifests. You get predictable, repeatable deployments across dev, staging, and production. Horizontal ...