Kubernetes for Developers

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Learn container orchestration and cloud-native app management essential for software developers, system administrators, DevOps engineers, or aspiring learners. Please note that this course is in early access, so it's still in development and has limited content.
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What you'll learn

Upon completing this course, you will:

  • Manage and scale containerized applications;
  • Run a fully functional Kubernetes cluster on your local computer;
  • Explore the Kubernetes components to run fully-grade applications in a Kubernetes cluster;
  • Apply your skills in your work as an engineer.
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Learn by doing

# 1
Apply knowledge into practice
You already know the theory. Now it's time to code like you do at work—in a professional IDE, with real project constraints, solving problems that actually matter. Welcome to software engineering as it should be.
# 2
Navigate complexity with surgical precision
Most developers waste months learning random concepts without seeing how they connect. Our interactive Knowledge Map fixes this. It shows exactly how every programming concept relates to others, helping you build a structured mental model of coding.
# 3
Copy the best. Then improve.
Here's what top engineers do that others don't: they study other people's code obsessively. When you get stuck on Hyperskill, you can explore solutions published by other developers. See their exact code. Understand their approach. Learn their tricks.
# 4
Code review that actually makes you better
We stripped code review down to what actually matters: does your solution work? Have you handled the edge cases? Is there a cleaner way to write this? Hyperskill acts like a competent reviewer who actually tests your code. Not genius-level analysis, not architecture debates — just solid feedback on making your code better.

Topics covered by this course

Software development foundations
4 topics
Docker
3 topics
Kubernetes Introduction
2 topics

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JetBrains Academy

JetBrains Academy

JetBrains Academy is a part of JetBrains, a global software company specializing in the creation of intelligent, productivity-enhancing tools for software developers and teams. With years of expertise in software development and education, JetBrains Academy empowers more than a million people worldwide to learn and teach computer science, and help organizations inspire their teams to reach their goals in tech. Professional development tools play a big role in computer science education. This is why JetBrains Academy courses offer integration with JetBrains IDEs. This integration assists learners in getting experience with real development processes to streamline their learning curve at future work.

Your peers think Hyperskill rocks

Adriano Lopes Godoy avatar
Adriano Lopes Godoy
1 year ago
The course format is incredibly good, with summarized texts and lots of questions for practice.
Paweł Rupiewicz avatar
Paweł Rupiewicz
2 years ago
I walked through general information about k8s but not everything was clear. I would expect more examples.
Roberto Leong avatar
Roberto Leong
2 years ago
The general content is very good for a beginner level. It's a bit barebones, needs more hands-on exercises

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