Argo is an open-source suite of tools to enhance continuous delivery and workflow orchestration in Kubernetes environments.

The project had its start at Applattics and was accepted to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation in 2020.

Michael Crenshaw and Zach Aller are both lead maintainers for Argo.

They join the show with Lee Atchison to talk about the origins of the project,

what problems

Argo solves, the four core tools in Argo, and more.

This episode is hosted by Lee Acheson.

Lee Acheson is a software architect, author, and thought leader on cloud computing and

application modernization.

His best-selling book, Architecting for Scale, is an

essential resource for technical teams looking to maintain high availability and manage risk

in their cloud environments. Lee is the host of his podcast, Modern Digital Business, produced

for people looking to build and grow their digital business, listen at MDB.fm.

Follow Lee at software architecture insights.com and see all his content at

leeatchison.com. Michael, Zach, welcome to Software Engineering Daily.

Thank you.

Good to be here.

Thanks for having us.

So what led to the creation of Argo?

What was the problem that you were trying to solve that caused Argo to come into existence?

So the creation of Argo actually predates when Zach and I joined into it.

So there was a startup called Appletics, and the problem that they were trying to solve is

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