Chapter 5. Building the Code
You need a system to build your code, and you need somewhere to build it.
Jenkins is a flexible open source build server that grows with your needs. Some alternatives to Jenkins will be explored as well.
We will also explore the different build systems and how they affect our DevOps work.
Why do we build code?
Most developers are familiar with the process of building code. When we work in the field of DevOps, however, we might face issues that developers who specialize in programming a particular component type won't necessarily experience.
For the purposes of this book, we define software building as the process of molding code from one form to another. During this process, several things might happen:
- The compilation of ...
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