{"product_id":"a-field-guide-to-continuous-chris-blackburn-9781530121410","title":"A Field Guide To Continuous Delivery","description":"For teams of software engineers, it's important to be able to deliver great software reliably and quickly, whilst keeping pain points to an absolute minimum. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contrary to traditional software delivery practices, Continuous Delivery allows teams to get software into the hands of their customers at a much faster rate by encouraging greater communication, more frequent collaboration and by automating as much of your deployment process as possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written by the team at Made Tech, this book consists of ten chapters, each of which covers a different facet of Continuous Delivery. Over the course of the book, you'll learn: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhat Continuous Delivery is: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover how and why it was created, and what it ultimately means to practice Continuous Delivery.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhat the benefits are\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContinuous Delivery can impact your business in many different, positive ways, and this book discusses the most significant benefits you'll encounter, from minimising risk during deployments, to bringing new features to market much more quickly.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow to prepare your team for the transition to a new way of working\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePracticing Continuous Delivery brings with it fundamental changes to the way work is approached, and change can famously be difficult at times. Learn how to deal with the most concerns you'll face.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe tools you'll need\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContinuous Delivery falls under the huge umbrella that is DevOps, so it's important to know which tools you should be looking out for to get you started, and what options you have available.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow to setup the most important tool: the pipeline\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pipeline is the backbone of any team that practices Continuous Delivery, and this book will teach you how to build yours from the ground up, from development to production. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow to keep quality high\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood Continuous Delivery allows you to spend more time writing quality software, and the book details a number of best practices worth adopting that will facilitate great code, from feature toggles to test-driven development.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe challenges you may face\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA single team adopting Continuous Delivery may find it relatively simple, but an entire organisation will face significantly more challenges. This book will teach you how to overcome those challenges, and how you can keep evolving your Continuous Delivery practices to negate any new problems that may arise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Blackburn,Emile Swarts,Seb Ashton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1530121418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781530121410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Chris Blackburn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659454525695,"sku":"9781530121410","price":7.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-field-guide-to-continuous-chris-blackburn-9781530121410","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}