Simplifying Distributed Systems: Dapr with Mark Fussell

Mark Fussell (@mfussell) is the co-creator of Dapr, the open-source runtime system designed to support cloud native and serverless computing. Dapr provides APIs that simplify the development of distributed applications, providing essential functionalities like service invocation, pub/sub messaging, and observability. Subscribe to Contributor on Substack for email notifications!In this episode we discuss:The difference between Dapr and a service meshHow Dapr is beneficial for platform engineering teamsFrom Microsoft to Diagrid in the startup worldThe significance of Dapr’s graduation from the CNCFLinks:DaprDiagridKEDAPeople mentioned:Yaron Schneider (@yaronschneider)Other episodes:Istio with Sven MawsonLinkerD with William MorganRobust Observability: OpenTelemetry with Austin Parker