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Date Published
Author
Chris Ward
Word count
1049
Language
English
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None

Summary

The text discusses a hackathon where participants from Humanitec and Polar Squad aimed to create a resource driver for the Humanitec platform to connect their custom infrastructure. Humanitec helps teams create an internal developer platform for cloud-native applications, while Polar Squad is a DevOps agency that delivers scalable development practices. The goal was to find out how feasible it is to request resources and fully provision an environment using Humanitec's platform. Participants aimed to build a resource driver for a cloud-hosted Redis compatible memory store, but faced challenges such as provisioning time and endpoint details discovery. Despite these frustrations, they declared a partial victory and learned valuable lessons about preplanning, essential building blocks, and potential pitfalls in the developer experience. The hackathon highlighted issues with Humanitec's API feedback, which the team plans to address ASAP.