Summary

CD, as we have seen, centers around the concept of automation. Throughout this chapter, we have learned about what delivering software means. We first examined the common issues that arise when delivering software. We also discussed configuration management in detail and the roles that version control and dependency management play in any configuration. We also looked at the deployment pipeline and took an in-depth look at the different build stages. In the deployment scripting section, we looked at some build tools that exist and set some best practices to follow. Lastly, we briefly looked at the deployment ecosystem and some of the cloud providers. In the next chapter, we will discuss the problems of communication among different teams, how to communicate pain points to other team members, sharing responsibility among different teams, demonstrating to stakeholders why...