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29 MAR 2018 Hello, Cloud enthusiasts! It's a heady time to be developing for cloud, and this month's issue spotlights the great new developerWorks resources that can help you build the best cloud apps around. Doug Tidwell continues to show you the ropes of IBM Cloud with three more videos in his "Getting started" series. We've also updated our popular four-part "Minecraft and IBM Cloud" series which demonstrates specific development technologies and principles by showing you how to develop plugins for Minecraft. We also take a look at two alternatives to cloud computing -- fog and mist computing -- and explore how these options can help support emerging technologies like IoT. And if you're an Apple developer, you'll want to check out the new IBM Cloud Developer Console for Apple, which provides everything you need to build full-stack cloud native apps for Apple products. Spend less time poring over documentation and more time coding! Take advantage of automatic configuration of your dev environment, seamless integration with a DevOps toolchain, and easy access to add AI, database, and mobile services. And as always, see the listings below for all the latest cloud content on developerWorks. See something you like? Spread the word using our "Forward to a friend" link in the lower right. Got a question or comment? Get in touch with us through our feedback form. Thanks for joining us! John Swanson - Managing Editor, developerWorks Cloud Computing Latest developer resources Video series: Get started with the IBM Cloud In this four-part series, Doug Tidwell shows you how to start developing and deploying apps on the IBM Cloud platform. Part 1 shows you how to build a basic node.js application that includes a continuous delivery pipeline and a Cloudant NoSQL database. In Part 2, you create a more advanced application that displays a web form and updates the database. Part 3 helps you build a containerized version of the advanced application, using Docker and Kubernetes in the IBM Container Service. And Part 4 completes the series by showing you how to make a Node.js application that uses a microservice hosted on the IBM Cloud Functions serverless computing platform. Update: Minecraft and IBM Cloud, Part 4 Learn how to integrate Watson into Minecraft on IBM Cloud in the conclusion of this updated four-part series. See how you can add a little science to your game play by extending the Spigot server with a plugin that uses Watson cognitive services on IBM Cloud. Deploy a MongoDB replica set using the IBM Cloud Container Service Learn how StatefulSets help Kubernetes and Docker containers play nicely together. Peter Tuton shows you how to deploy a MongoDB replica set in the Kubernetes-based IBM Cloud Container Service. Plus, he outlines MongoDB's cluster requirements and shows how to deploy Kubernetes StatefulSets. Blog: How cloud, fog, and mist computing can work together Cloud, fog, and mist computing all have their strengths and weaknesses. As more devices get connected to the Internet, using these technologies correctly will help determine whether and how applications and systems can scale accordingly. Using Kubernetes secrets to manage credentials If you're deploying services in your Kubernetes clusters, the code behind those services most likely needs to use credentials to do its work. In this tutorial, Doug Tidwell shows you how to use Kubernetes secrets to deliver sensitive information like usernames and passwords to your code. 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