Building the CD process

We introduced the idea, benefits, and prerequisites with regard to the CD process. In this section, we will describe the tools that will be used throughout this book and their place in the system as a whole.

If you're interested more in the idea of the CD process, have a look at an excellent book by Jez Humble and David Farley, Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation.

Introducing tools

First of all, the specific tool is always less important than understanding its role in the process. In other words, any tool can be replaced with another one that plays the same role. For example, Jenkins can be replaced with Atlassian Bamboo, and Chef can be...