May 1, 2024
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Continuous Delivery (CD) aims to improve software development by optimizing the process of delivering changes to applications. This practice prioritizes maintaining a stable and consistent development environment, ensuring code changes can be rapidly deployed with minimal disruption to the application. Implementing CD empowers software teams to release updates faster and with greater confidence.
Why Learn Continuous Delivery (CD)?
Learning CD offers numerous benefits for individuals and organizations. By streamlining the software delivery process, CD enables organizations to:
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Enhance Software Quality: CD promotes rigorous testing and automated validation, resulting in higher software quality and reliability.
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Accelerate Development Speed: By automating the delivery process, CD significantly reduces the time and effort required to deploy changes, enabling teams to release updates faster.
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Increase Release Frequency: CD supports frequent and incremental releases, facilitating continuous improvements and reducing the risks associated with major releases.
Applications of Continuous Delivery
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Reading list
We've selected ten books
that we think will supplement your
learning. Use these to
develop background knowledge, enrich your coursework, and gain a
deeper understanding of the topics covered in
CD.
This comprehensive guide to continuous delivery from the experts who coined the term introduces the CD42 model and provides an extensive overview of the key concepts, practices, and tools involved in implementing CD.
This practical guide to DevOps culture and practices from four industry experts explores the benefits of DevOps, provides case studies, and offers advice on how to implement DevOps in your own organization.
Provides a step-by-step guide to creating a continuous delivery pipeline. It covers everything from defining your goals and metrics to automating your build, test, and deployment processes.
This practical guide to CD using Docker and Kubernetes from a DevOps expert provides step-by-step instructions on how to build and deploy scalable, resilient applications.
Presents the results of a four-year study of high-performing technology organizations. It identifies four key metrics that are essential for success, and it provides practical advice on how to improve these metrics in your own organization.
Comprehensive guide to continuous delivery in Python. It covers everything from setting up your development environment to deploying your applications to production.
Comprehensive guide to continuous delivery in Node.js. It covers everything from setting up your development environment to deploying your applications to production.
Comprehensive guide to continuous delivery for microservices. It covers everything from designing your microservices to deploying them to production.
Comprehensive guide to continuous delivery for mobile apps. It covers everything from setting up your development environment to deploying your apps to the App Store.
Novel about IT, DevOps, and helping your business win. It must-read for anyone who wants to understand the benefits of continuous delivery.
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