Books in the Month of Lunches series traditionally finish with a chapter called “Never the end,” to highlight that there’s always more to learn. I think that’s truer of Kubernetes than any other technology; this book turned out to be about 25% bigger than I originally intended, and still I didn’t even mention every topic. I’ve tried to cover everything I consider important for you to have an authentic experience of using Kubernetes, and in this chapter, I’ll highlight some things I didn’t have time for so you can go on to explore further. I’ve also got some guidance on choosing a Kubernetes platform and an introduction to the community.
The main sources of further reading are the official Kubernetes website (https://kubernetes.io), which contains documentation and guides, and the API Reference (https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.20/), which has detailed descriptions of all the resources and their specifications. Those are good places to fill in some gaps from this book—and they’re also the only resources you can use during the exams if you go for Kubernetes certification. As I planned each chapter, I found a topic or two that I didn’t have room to include, and if you’re looking to go further, here are some of the things we skipped: