Git merge disaster story from a reader
"Everyone merged their massive branches at the end of the project, leading to massive merge conflicts"
Adventures in DevOps 118: Elements to Make an App DevOps Ready
We discuss the preliminary steps to consider when creating a new app.
How to handle long-running batch jobs during an upgrade
Two approaches to managing hours-long jobs with continuous deployment.
How to experiment with CD in a GitFlow environment
Can we experiment with continuous deployment without completely migrating away from GitFlow first? Here are a couple approaches.
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Don't deploy on payday!
Blocking deployments on certain days is an admission that standards are lower every other day.
You are advised to arrive at the airport two hours before your flight
Why do we have to arrive so early for a flight? How would you reduce the wait times?
Tiny DevOps episode #40 Stacy Cashmore — The painful crawl through the morass of past shortcuts
Stacy Cashmore has the interesting title of Tech Explorer DevOps at Omniplan, which means she has free reign to do what she thinks she needs to do! In this episode, we talk about a big rewrite decision she made, and the results of this decision, good and bad, and in particular the effect of shortcuts taken.