Mauricio Salatino

Mauricio Salatino works for Diagrid (https://diagrid.io) as an Open Source Software Engineer. He is currently a Dapr OSS Contributor and Knative Steering Committee member. Before working at Diagrid, Mauricio spent the last 10 years building tools for Cloud-Native developers at companies such as Red Hat and VMware. When he is not writing tools for developers or contributing to Open Source projects in the Cloud Native space, he teaches about Kubernetes and Cloud-Native via his Blog https://salaboy.com and/or LearnK8s (https://learnk8s.io).

books by Mauricio Salatino

Developer Experience on Kubernetes
  • MEAP began March 2025
  • Publication in Spring 2026 (estimated)
  • ISBN 9781633435384
  • 275 pages (estimated)
Included with a Manning Online subscription
  • printed in black & white

Developer Experience on Kubernetes introduces developer-optimized tools and practices, ranging from local development to Kubernetes in production, illustrated by practical use cases that demonstrate the impact of these important technology choices. The book brings together the entire software development lifecycle from an application developer perspective, providing a coherent and cohesive view on how to work effectively on cloud native applications. The goal is to give you tools, processes, and strategies that you can apply immediately in real-world development.

Authors Maricio Salatino and Thomas Vitale take a modular approach to  developer experience, making it possible for you to adopt different tools and practices based on your own needs. You’ll get guidance for assessing and improving your existing developer experience, including under-emphasized areas like security, continuous delivery, and configuration. Along the way, you’ll meet many powerful tools from the Kubernetes ecosystem, including Podman, Testcontainers, Cloud Native Buildpacks, OpenTelemetry, Dapr, OpenFeature, Knative, Ollama, and more.

Platform Engineering on Kubernetes
  • October 2023
  • ISBN 9781617299322
  • 312 pages
Included with a Manning Online subscription
  • printed in black & white
  • Available translations: Simplified Chinese

Platform Engineering on Kubernetes starts by clearly defining the elements of a great Kubernetes-based platform. Then, it systematically introduces the tools you’ll need to build a platform that exactly matches your organization’s requirements. Hands-on examples and detailed code guide you through each step. By the end, you’ll be able to create a complete platform to efficiently deliver cloud-native software without being tied to a specific cloud provider or vendor.