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### How to influence the roadmap
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As we evolve Backstage, we want you to contribute actively in the journey to
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define the most effective developer experience in the world.
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define the most effective developer experience in the world.
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A roadmap is only useful if it captures real needs. If you have success stories,
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feedback, or ideas, we want to hear from you! If you plan to work (or are
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@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ If you have specific questions about the roadmap, please create an
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The Backstage roadmap lays out both [“what’s next”](#whats-next) and
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[“future work”](#future-work). With "next" we mean features planned for release
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within the ongoing quarter from January through March 2022. With
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"future" we mean features in the radar, but not yet scheduled.
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within the ongoing quarter from January through March 2022. With "future" we
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mean features in the radar, but not yet scheduled.
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The long-term roadmap (12 - 36 months) is not detailed in the public roadmap.
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Third-party contributions are also not currently included in the roadmap. Let us
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### Backstage 1.0 (and following versions)
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During the first quarter of 2022, we plan to finalize and release
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version 1.0 of the Backstage platform (defined by the Core,
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During the first quarter of 2022, we plan to finalize and release version 1.0 of
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the Backstage platform (defined by the Core,
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[Catalog](https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-catalog/software-catalog-overview),
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[Scaffolder](https://backstage.io/docs/features/software-templates/software-templates-index)
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and [TechDocs](https://backstage.io/docs/features/techdocs/techdocs-overview)).
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Included as part of this milestone:
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- Deciding on the cadence of minor/weekly/daily releases to provide clarity on the frequency
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and expectations for future versions of the platform and its defining modules.
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- Deciding on the cadence of minor/weekly/daily releases to provide clarity on
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the frequency and expectations for future versions of the platform and its
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defining modules.
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- Establish the support model to set the expectations from the adopters in their
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respective use cases.
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This initiative is the first of a broader Security Strategy for Backstage. The
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purpose of the Security Audit is to involve third-party companies in auditing
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the platform and highlighting potential vulnerabilities. The
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benefit for the adopters is clear: We want Backstage to be as secure as
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possible, and we want to make it reliable through a specific initiative. This
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initiative in particular is done together, and with the support of, the
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the platform and highlighting potential vulnerabilities. The benefit for the
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adopters is clear: We want Backstage to be as secure as possible, and we want to
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make it reliable through a specific initiative. This initiative in particular is
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done together, and with the support of, the
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[Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)](https://www.cncf.io/).
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### Moving to Incubation in CNCF
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@@ -99,15 +100,15 @@ the maintainers’ radar, with clear interest expressed by the community.
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- **Backend Services:** To better scale and maintain the Backstage instances, a
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backend layer of services is planned to be introduced as part of the software
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architecture. This layer of backend services will help in decoupling the
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various modules (e.g. Catalog and Scaffolder) from the frontend
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experience.
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various modules (e.g. Catalog and Scaffolder) from the frontend experience.
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- **Security Plan (and Strategy):** The purpose of the Security Strategy is to
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move another step along the path to maturing the platform,
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setting the expectations of any adopters from a security standpoint.
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move another step along the path to maturing the platform, setting the
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expectations of any adopters from a security standpoint.
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- **Search GA:**.
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- **[GraphQL](https://graphql.org/) support:** Introduce the ability to query
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Backstage backend services with a standard query language for APIs.
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- **Telemetry:** To efficiently generate logging and metrics in such a way that adopters can get insights so that Backstage can be monitored and improved.
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- **Telemetry:** To efficiently generate logging and metrics in such a way that
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adopters can get insights so that Backstage can be monitored and improved.
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- **Improved UX design:** Provide a better Backstage user experience through
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visual guidelines and templates, especially navigation across plug-ins and
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portal functionalities.
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