Hello Everyone!
You may have heard of the open source Nitric framework that my team and I have been developing – it’s a cloud-aware application framework that provides a seamless dev experience and confident cloud deployments. Put simply, Nitric handles the infrastructure and runtime requirements of your application, so you can focus your efforts on building it.
The framework is not just a concept; it’s production-ready, ideal for small to medium scale projects. We’ve got a major release on the horizon, where we’re focusing on improvements for the DevOps community. With a strong foundation on the developer experience side, we’d love your feedback about how Nitric could work better for you on the operations side.
Key Features of Nitric:
Inline Cloud Resources: Nitric integrates with IaC tools like Pulumi and Terraform, enabling inline addition of cloud resources directly in the code, streamlining infrastructure deployment and IAM configuration.
Local Development Server: Offers a local server for running cloud apps, including features like hot reload, local cloud simulation, and instant testing for efficient debugging.
Multi-language Support: Facilitates cloud app development in various programming languages, compatible across multiple cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure), reducing boilerplate and enhancing infrastructure automation.
Multi-cloud Deployment: Enables deployment to different clouds (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) without code alteration, promoting portability and reducing vendor lock-in.
Who Should Use Nitric?
Nitric bridges development and operations to create a productive workflow.
For Developers: Nitric simplifies cloud app development. It abstracts complex cloud services, letting you focus on coding rather than infrastructure management. This means faster development cycles and more time for innovation. It's language-agnostic, so whether you're into Python, JavaScript, Typescript, Go, etc., Nitric has you covered.
The bottom line: it's all about writing great code without the cloud setup headache.
For DevOps: Nitric automates the deployment process, enabling consistent and repeatable deployment of applications. The framework provisions infrastructure with the support of IaC providers written in cross-platform IaC tools including Pulumi & Terraform.
Operations teams can move fast by starting with Nitric’s best practices to provision infrastructure, but can also maintain control by customizing the providers.
The bottom line: Reduce the complexity and time involved in deploying applications consistently and securely across different applications and environments.
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