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 mesh How Dapr is beneficial for platform engineering teams From Microsoft to Diagrid in the startup world The significance of Dapr’s graduation from the CNCF Links: Dapr Diagrid KEDA People mentioned: Yaron Schneider (@yaronschneider) Other episodes: Istio with Sven Mawson LinkerD with William Morgan Robust Observability: OpenTelemetry with Austin Parker