Nick Young
@youngnick.net
I am a ball of anime and game references, Simpsons quotes, and stuff masquerading as a grownup who builds networking things for Cloud Native software, like Gateway API and Cilium.
Black lives matter.
Trans lives matter.
He/Him
Black lives matter.
Trans lives matter.
He/Him
The good part here is that Ingress itself isn't going away, and you have a great alternative with Gateway API, with lots of implementations for both.
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The good part here is that Ingress itself isn't going away, and you have a great alternative with Gateway API, with lots of implementations for both.
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Gateway API 1.4: New Features-
Gateway API 1.4: New Features
Ready to rock your Kubernetes networking? The Kubernetes SIG Network community presented the General Availability (GA) release of Gateway API (v1.4.0)! Released on October 6, 2025, version 1.4.0 reinforces...
kubernetes.io
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Gateway API 1.4: New Features-
If you see this, quote this post with an anime you'd give a perfect 10/10
July 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
If you see this, quote this post with an anime you'd give a perfect 10/10
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I'm looking for my next thing, and I need to move fast. I have several years of experience in developer relations from startups to the enterprise, and I'm particularly skilled at distilling complex topics into something easily understood by newbies and non-technical folks alike, on stage or off. 1/3
March 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm looking for my next thing, and I need to move fast. I have several years of experience in developer relations from startups to the enterprise, and I'm particularly skilled at distilling complex topics into something easily understood by newbies and non-technical folks alike, on stage or off. 1/3
This is a banger even by @lookitup.baby's high standards.
March 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This is a banger even by @lookitup.baby's high standards.
Well, I've got the TuringPi mounted into its case and racked, next up will be installing Talos Linux on them, although I think I will wait for the v1.9.0 release, because support for the RK1 boards has been merged!
December 12, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Well, I've got the TuringPi mounted into its case and racked, next up will be installing Talos Linux on them, although I think I will wait for the v1.9.0 release, because support for the RK1 boards has been merged!
Uh, that's a truth bomb for the ages...
Lust for authority is a sign you've never had it or would be so blind in its pursuit you'd abuse it
December 10, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Uh, that's a truth bomb for the ages...
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When we grew the Contour team I felt it was important that the engineering culture should be explicitly stated rather than implicitly enforced, so we wrote down the things that were important to us. This remains the most impactful thing that @youngnick.net and I have done github.com/projectconto...
github.com
November 29, 2024 at 12:58 AM
When we grew the Contour team I felt it was important that the engineering culture should be explicitly stated rather than implicitly enforced, so we wrote down the things that were important to us. This remains the most impactful thing that @youngnick.net and I have done github.com/projectconto...
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Family includes everyone! ❤️
November 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Family includes everyone! ❤️
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A real-life case study in anonymous internet harassment and insider threat: I must sadly retract my endorsement of Kevin Crawley, as I have recently learned he is a Kiwi Farms member. I believe he may pose a safety risk to his colleagues, or even to his employer.
www.linkedin.com/posts/efong_...
www.linkedin.com/posts/efong_...
Liz Fong-Jones on LinkedIn: Mailfrawd is Kevin Crawley, Staff Engineer at Meta
A real-life case study in anonymous internet harassment and insider threat: I have previously vouched for Kevin Crawley as a skilled communicator and…
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November 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
A real-life case study in anonymous internet harassment and insider threat: I must sadly retract my endorsement of Kevin Crawley, as I have recently learned he is a Kiwi Farms member. I believe he may pose a safety risk to his colleagues, or even to his employer.
www.linkedin.com/posts/efong_...
www.linkedin.com/posts/efong_...
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i have the privilege of being the program chair for 2025's @cncf.bsky.social maintainer summit, where all graduated/incubating project contributors can come together at kubecon/cloudnativecon EU in london 🤝 our first wave CFP closes soon, and getting a talk accepted gets you a ticket to kubecon!
Maintainer Summit: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024: Call for Presentations
MAINTAINER SUMMIT - MONDAY 31 MARCH 2025The CNCF Maintainer Summit is an exclusive event for the people behind our projects to gather face-to-face, co...
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November 17, 2024 at 10:21 AM
i have the privilege of being the program chair for 2025's @cncf.bsky.social maintainer summit, where all graduated/incubating project contributors can come together at kubecon/cloudnativecon EU in london 🤝 our first wave CFP closes soon, and getting a talk accepted gets you a ticket to kubecon!
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Criticism is easy. Creating something worth criticizing is the hard part.
November 15, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Criticism is easy. Creating something worth criticizing is the hard part.
I'll be giving my last talk for #kubecon week in just under an hour! Come see Still Don't Do What Charlie Don't Does: Making API changes safer, would love to see folks there.
kccncna2024.sched.com/event/1i7py/...
kccncna2024.sched.com/event/1i7py/...
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024: Still Don't Do What Charlie Don't Does -...
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kccncna2024.sched.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:05 PM
I'll be giving my last talk for #kubecon week in just under an hour! Come see Still Don't Do What Charlie Don't Does: Making API changes safer, would love to see folks there.
kccncna2024.sched.com/event/1i7py/...
kccncna2024.sched.com/event/1i7py/...
I'm at the Kubernetes contrib summit for most of today, feel free to say hi, especially if you want to chat Gatway API stuff!
Otherwise, I'll be around at #kubecon all week.
Otherwise, I'll be around at #kubecon all week.
November 11, 2024 at 4:42 PM
I'm at the Kubernetes contrib summit for most of today, feel free to say hi, especially if you want to chat Gatway API stuff!
Otherwise, I'll be around at #kubecon all week.
Otherwise, I'll be around at #kubecon all week.
Jet lag update: slept surprisingly well, and enjoying the talks at #rejekts today.
Quietly concerned about having one talk a day for the next five days though!
Quietly concerned about having one talk a day for the next five days though!
November 10, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Jet lag update: slept surprisingly well, and enjoying the talks at #rejekts today.
Quietly concerned about having one talk a day for the next five days though!
Quietly concerned about having one talk a day for the next five days though!
Once the big week of Kubecon is over next week, looking forward to getting this baby installed and up and running - it's a Turing Pi board with 2 RK1 and 2 Raspberry Pi CM4 modules. It's going to be the Kube home lab.
November 5, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Once the big week of Kubecon is over next week, looking forward to getting this baby installed and up and running - it's a Turing Pi board with 2 RK1 and 2 Raspberry Pi CM4 modules. It's going to be the Kube home lab.
Okay, got around to doing the domain thing, since this place is now where it's at ™️
November 5, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Okay, got around to doing the domain thing, since this place is now where it's at ™️
Who doesn't love an "I was there early" commemoration post?
September 17, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Who doesn't love an "I was there early" commemoration post?
Just gutted.
When I think of her, I think of:
- bear hugs
- always saying the c-bomb near me, because "You're Australian, right?" 🥲
- warmth
- community
- being not only proud of who she was, but there for everyone who needed the support she wished she had previously.
I'll miss her.
When I think of her, I think of:
- bear hugs
- always saying the c-bomb near me, because "You're Australian, right?" 🥲
- warmth
- community
- being not only proud of who she was, but there for everyone who needed the support she wished she had previously.
I'll miss her.
Last Wednesday evening Kris Nova had a climbing accident and died.
All of us that loved her are heart broken and stunned. She was an amazing person that lived out loud and built connection and community wherever she went. She will be horribly missed.
All of us that loved her are heart broken and stunned. She was an amazing person that lived out loud and built connection and community wherever she went. She will be horribly missed.
August 20, 2023 at 11:41 PM
Just gutted.
When I think of her, I think of:
- bear hugs
- always saying the c-bomb near me, because "You're Australian, right?" 🥲
- warmth
- community
- being not only proud of who she was, but there for everyone who needed the support she wished she had previously.
I'll miss her.
When I think of her, I think of:
- bear hugs
- always saying the c-bomb near me, because "You're Australian, right?" 🥲
- warmth
- community
- being not only proud of who she was, but there for everyone who needed the support she wished she had previously.
I'll miss her.
ngl pretty happy with my office today
June 13, 2023 at 2:24 PM
ngl pretty happy with my office today
When I saw Jack's skeets earlier, I honestly thought that someone had sneakily registered the name, added a picture of Ian from Mythic Quest as the avatar, and started trying to rile people up as much as possible.
May 17, 2023 at 8:49 AM
When I saw Jack's skeets earlier, I honestly thought that someone had sneakily registered the name, added a picture of Ian from Mythic Quest as the avatar, and started trying to rile people up as much as possible.
It's an overcast day in Positano, but Mr 7 and I are on our way to Pompeii and Vesuvius!
May 10, 2023 at 5:23 AM
It's an overcast day in Positano, but Mr 7 and I are on our way to Pompeii and Vesuvius!