Understanding DevOps Principles and CI/CD

Although many people define DevOps as a process, the more you work with it, the better you understand it as a philosophy. This chapter will cover the main concepts, principles, and tools you need to develop and deliver your software with DevOps.

By considering the DevOps philosophy, this chapter will focus on service design thinking, that is, keeping in mind that the software you design is a service offered to an organization or part of an organization. The main takeaway of this approach is that the highest priority is the value your software gives to the target organization. Moreover, you are not just offering working code and an agreement to fix bugs but also a solution for all the needs that your software was conceived for. In other words, your job includes everything it needs to satisfy those needs, such as monitoring users’ satisfaction and quickly adapting the software when the user needs change, due to issues or new requirements...