Cloud Native Computing Foundation Accepts Backstage as a Sandbox Project
Sep 1, 2020Spotify Engineering

Summary
This post announces that Spotify's open-source developer portal, Backstage, has been accepted as a Sandbox project by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). It reiterates Backstage's core functionalities: a centralized service catalog for discoverability and control, software templates for rapid project bootstrapping, a 'docs like code' approach for technical documentation, and a plugin architecture for customization and integration. The post highlights the growing community contribution to Backstage and its potential to transform how engineers work.
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