TAG Developer Experience
TAG Developer Experience focuses on improving the developer experience in cloud native environments, covering databases, microservices, streaming, messaging, API management, and developer frameworks.
Mission Statement
Databases, Microservices, Streaming, Messaging, API Management, Dev Frameworks.
Leadership
Chairs
| Name | GitHub | Organization | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Oh | @danieloh30 | - | 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30 |
| Mauricio Salatino | @salaboy | - | 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 |
| Mona Borham | @SwEngin | - | 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30 |
Tech Leads
| Name | GitHub | Organization | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graziano Casto | @graz-dev | - | 2025-07-02 to 2026-06-30 |
| Joshua Bezaleel Abednego | @joshuabezaleel | - | 2025-07-02 to 2027-06-30 |
| Julien Semaan | @julsemaan | - | 2025-07-02 to 2027-06-30 |
| Kevin Dubois | @kdubois | - | 2025-07-02 to 2026-06-30 |
| Mélony QIN | @cloudmelon | - | 2025-07-02 to 2027-06-30 |
TOC Liaison
- Katie Gamanji (@kgamanji)
Meetings
TAG Developer Experience Meetings
- Calendar: View and join meetings
- Recordings: YouTube Channel
All meetings are open to the public. No registration required - simply join the meeting from the calendar link.
Communication Channels
Slack
Join the CNCF Slack workspace and connect with the TAG:
- Channel: #tag-developer-experience
- CNCF Slack Invite: slack.cncf.io
Mailing List
- Subscribe: cncf-tag-developer-experience
- Use for announcements, discussions, and coordination
Focus Areas
TAG Developer Experience works on several key areas:
Databases
- Cloud native database patterns and best practices
- Data persistence strategies
- Database operator patterns
Microservices
- Service design and architecture
- Service communication patterns
- Service mesh integration
Streaming & Messaging
- Event-driven architectures
- Message broker selection and usage
- Stream processing patterns
API Management
- API gateway patterns
- API versioning and lifecycle
- GraphQL and REST best practices
Developer Frameworks
- Framework selection guidance
- Cloud native framework patterns
- Developer tooling recommendations
Subprojects
- Developer Experience-sub-foo: Mailing List
Initiatives
View current and past initiatives:
Getting Involved
We welcome contributions from anyone interested in improving the developer experience in cloud native environments:
Attend Meetings
Join our regular meetings to hear about ongoing work and participate in discussions. Check the meeting calendar for details.
Contribute to Initiatives
Browse active initiatives and volunteer to help with specific deliverables.
Share Your Experience
- Present use cases or lessons learned at TAG meetings
- Write blog posts about developer experience improvements
- Contribute to white papers and best practices documents
Join the Conversation
- Participate in Slack discussions
- Engage on the mailing list
- Comment on GitHub issues in the TOC repository
Resources
Related TAGs
- TAG Infrastructure - Infrastructure components used by developer workloads
- TAG Workloads Foundation - Workload execution environments