Google Professional Cloud Developer Question 227
Select 3Google Cloud PlatformYou are developing a Kubernetes-based microservices application on Google Cloud. To speed up the local development workflow and maintain consistency with the production environment, you decide to use Skaffold along with Cloud Code in your IDE. Which of the following actions can Skaffold help you automate during your development process?
- A
Building container images for your microservices.
- B
Deploying your application to your local Kubernetes cluster.
- C
Debugging your application in production.
- D
Syncing local code changes to a running container without rebuilding the image.
- E
Scaling your Kubernetes deployment automatically based on traffic.
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Correct answers: A, B, D
Explanation
Skaffold is a command-line tool that simplifies development workflows by automating tasks like building container images, deploying applications to Kubernetes clusters, and syncing code changes to avoid repetitive rebuilds. However, Skaffold does not handle production debugging or scaling, as those tasks are outside its scope.
- A. Correct.
Correct. Skaffold automates the process of building container images as part of its development workflow.
- B. Correct.
Correct. Skaffold handles deployment to Kubernetes clusters, including local clusters like Minikube or Docker Desktop.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Debugging in production is not a primary feature of Skaffold; this typically requires dedicated debugging tools or logging mechanisms.
- D. Correct.
Correct. Skaffold can sync local code changes directly to running containers to avoid the need for rebuilding images, improving development efficiency.
- E. Incorrect.
Incorrect. While Kubernetes can scale deployments automatically based on traffic, Skaffold is not responsible for managing scaling; this falls under Kubernetes' Horizontal Pod Autoscaler or other tools.