Summary
In this chapter, we have had an overview of many crucial phases of the software life cycle.
Starting with SCM, we had a quick discussion of Git, which is the de facto standard over SCM. This allowed us to understand development models, with a focus on trunk-based development, which is common in CI/CD and DevOps-based projects.
We also briefly discussed semantic versioning, which is a way to identify what changes to expect based on the release version numbering.
We then entered the testing phase, starting with unit testing (and the inevitable description of JUnit, a standard for testing in Java). From unit testing, we moved on to other testing techniques, including integration, end-to-end, and UAT.
Deploying was the next step. We discussed the steps needed to compile software and run it, including an overview of Apache Maven and artifact management. The next topic was CI/CD and pipelines with some consideration around automating most of the steps seen in this chapter...
