This article was originally posted on the Kelda.io blog by CEO and Founder, Ethan J. Jackson. Kelda is Docker compose for Kubernetes. It allows you to quickly test your code changes in a remote environment that matches production, without the complexity of interacting with Kubernetes directly. I recently had the pleasure of speaking about Kelda at ESCAPE/19 - the multi-cloud conference, in New York City. It was a fantastic event packed full of sharp folks with interesting perspectives. The talk, How Microservices Enable Multi-Cloud at the Expense of Developers, describes how microservices and CI/CD led to the development of Kubernetes which itself promises to make multi-cloud viable for the first time. However, these advantages are not without costs, particularly for developer productivity. The talk is summarized below.