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Using system packages

Learn how to build a Knative serving service that transforms a graph description input parameter into a diagram in the PNG image format.

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Local troubleshooting of a Knative serving service

Troubleshoot a broken Knative serving service using Stackdriver tools for discovery and a local development workflow for investigation. This tutorial uses a sample project that results in runtime errors when deployed, which you troubleshoot to find and fix the problem.

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Patterns for scalable and resilient apps

Learn patterns and practices for creating apps that are resilient and scalable, two essential goals of many modern architecture exercises. A well-designed app scales up and down as demand increases and decreases, and is resilient enough to withstand service disruptions. Building and operating apps that meet these requirements requires careful planning and design.

Scalability Resilience High availability

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Modernization path for .NET applications on Google Cloud

This document looks at the common limitations of monolithic applications and describes a gradual yet structured process for modernizing them. This document is intended for cloud architects, system administrators, and CTOs who are familiar with Windows and the .NET ecosystem and want to learn more about what modernization involves.

.NET Modernization Migration

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The Google Cloud Well-Architected Framework provides recommendations and describes best practices to help architects, developers, administrators, and other cloud practitioners design and operate a cloud topology that's secure, efficient, resilient, high-performing, and cost-effective.

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Starting a Kubernetes app from a template

Start your app from a template within Intellij, including Flask, Django, Node.js, Java, and Go templates.

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Node.js samples

Includes HelloWorld, Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL examples, image processing, and many others.

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Python samples

Includes HelloWorld, Pub/Sub, and Cloud SQL examples.

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Go samples

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Java samples

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C# HelloWorld

Knative sample that can be run on Knative serving.

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