What Istio Got Wrong - Learnings from the Last Seven Years of Service Mesh Development

Explore key insights and lessons learned from Istio's seven-year evolution in service mesh technology through this 36-minute CNCF conference talk. Gain deep understanding of the critical mistakes made during Istio's development journey, including architectural complexity challenges, feature overload issues, timing of version 1.0 release, contributor engagement problems, and CNCF membership delays. Learn how these challenges were overcome, leading to Istio's current market leadership position in service mesh solutions. Discover the project's transformation towards simplified, modular architecture and its impact on managing APIs and service-to-service communication across platforms. Understand how these valuable lessons from Istio's development path have shaped modern approaches to building complex systems with simpler components.