Continuous Delivery

Automated testing during software development involves many different techniques, one that shouldn’t be used is mocking. Mocks are a… — Automated testing during software development involves many different techniques, one that shouldn’t be used is mocking. Mocks are a distraction at best and provide false confidence at worst. What is Mocking? It is common for software developers to use mocks to simulate behaviour of code for network calls to other services or for…

What this article is about — What this article is about The idea of this article is for you to learn how to automate step-by-step the basics to deliver your iOS apps. We are going to configure a CI/CD environment to automatically: Build the app ⚙️. Run its tests 🧪. Sign it 📝. Increment its version number ➕. Upload it into…

Why Continuous Delivery? — Why Continuous Delivery? From the start of every project, and throughout, every developer looks forward to the day, when the software or the related update will be finally released. The wait is even more fruitful if the released code is devoid of any errors. …

Continuous integration (CI) is the practice of automating the integration of code changes from multiple contributors into a single project — April 2022 marked the first Drupal Dev Days conference since the pandemic started. I was really excited to give a session about GitHub actions. Continuous integration (CI) is the practice of automating the integration of code changes from multiple contributors into a single software project. Allowing developers to frequently merge…

Imagine what sort of progress we could make if people embraced the reality of what it takes to make things better. — Continuous delivery can be a frustrating topic. Those of us who use this workflow will never go back to legacy ways of working. The lack of Fear Driven Development and objectively better results are amazing. We get so much joy from building things that deliver more value with less effort…

Writing code that millions of people will use is something we do every day. Writing code that millions of developers will use feels a… — Writing code that millions of people will use is something we do every day. Writing code that millions of developers will use feels a little different. Have you ever wondered why Microsoft releases preview versions of their products before the final release? Well, it’s so real customers can help ensure…

Introduction — Introduction Software development has evolved into a complex task as tools and infrastructure of software development have grown. A strategy for combatting these complexities and meeting the demand for faster software development is to automate parts of the development, testing, and release of the software. …

“Can you deploy tests in CI/CD, in one hour?” — “Can you deploy tests in CI/CD, in one hour?” Following the rhythm of software teams to deliver valuable test automation is a daily challenge. It’s like everything must be done instantly. Faced with the constraint of time and resources, there is no time to reinvent the wheel: off-the-shelf CI/CD connectors…