Enabling Developers, the Art of Keeping It Simple
summary
A Backstage plugin integrates Dapr into the developer portal to display Dapr components, subscriptions and Kafka brokers from a service catalog entry. The prototype is currently read-only but links to cluster dashboards and manifests, with plans to add actionable controls later. Using Backstage (≈200 plugins) and Dapr removes client coupling so apps call platform APIs instead of Kafka directly, shortens onboarding and centralizes self-service access for platform teams.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Developer experience
- 7:25Platform engineering
- 10:55Backstage and ecosystem
- 13:33Backstage setup demo
- 16:21Dapper abstraction
- 21:59Backstage-Dapper plugin
- 24:28Plugin demo and call
- 25:49Recap and engagement
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