kamaal.hashnode.devKyverno 1.15: New Policy Types, CEL-PoweredIntroduction Kyverno's v1.15.0-alpha release brings a major update that鈥檚 going to make writing policies much easier and more intuitive. In this post, I鈥檒l give you a quick overview of each new policy type and what makes them better than the previous...Jul 6, 2025路6 min read
kamaal.hashnode.devGraduated, Grateful, and Growing: Lessons and Opportunities from My Mentorship Journey馃帗 After Graduation: Still Here, Still Contributing After multiple rejections, I was finally selected for the CNCF LFX Mentorship and honestly, the excitement hasn鈥檛 faded. Even after more than 30 commits across Kyverno and its sub-repos, I still get...May 29, 2025路3 min read
kamaal.hashnode.devBeyond the Programs: My Open Source Journey and the True Meaning of CommunityIntroduction I鈥檓 Mohd Kamaal, and I want to tell you my journey till now not because I did something extraordinary, but because I learned something that every open source newcomer should know: open source is not about stipends or selection, it鈥檚 abou...May 10, 2025路4 min read
kamaal.hashnode.devBest Practices for Optimizing CEL in KyvernoKyverno鈥檚 integration with Common Expression Language (CEL), combined with its similarity with the validatingAdmissionPolicy structure in validatingPolicy and imageValidatingPolicy, empowers Kubernetes administrators to craft robust, declarative poli...Mar 22, 2025路4 min read
kamaal.hashnode.devKyverno Chainsaw: Unleashing the Power of Declarative Testing for KubernetesIntroduction As Kubernetes environments grow in complexity, ensuring the reliability and correctness of custom resources and operators becomes increasingly challenging. Traditional testing approaches demand extensive scripting and manual configuratio...Feb 14, 2025路3 min read