Here is this month’s look at the goings-on in the wide world of software development and testing. Hopefully, these interesting stories inspire a few ideas to help your team deploy bug-free software into production. If you want to check out last month’s edition, simply click on this link.
Companies following a DevOps organizational structure for their IT department understand the importance of a streamlined software release process. The rate of enhancements is nearly continuous, with additional time spent on collaboration between software engineers, QA personnel, and network operations. This places additional onus on having the right tools to get more done with fewer resources.
JFrog recently introduced a new Cloud-based solution in concert with Atlassian that promises to seamlessly manage the software release process for organizations relying on DevOps. Bitbucket, Atlassian’s popular Git repository management tool for the Cloud, now integrates with JFrog’s Artifactory repository manager and its Bintray distribution tool. Together, the three products offer a complete solution for companies trying to handle a continuous integration or deployment scenario for software.
Shlomi Ben Haim, CEO of JFrog commented on the new tool. “With the new Bitbucket Connect add-on, release managers are now able to view the entire ‘chain of custody’ of an artifact directly within the Bitbucket user interface. This includes the entire workflow from Bitbucket, the continuous integration server, JFrog Artifactory and JFrog Bintray. Many of our existing JFrog Artifactory customers are already Bitbucket users. Delivering one unified solution demonstrates our commitment to working together to respond to customer demand,” said Ben Haim.
Speaking of DevOps, companies are increasingly looking at the methodology in the hopes of streamlining the process of software development, but still with a same level of quality. Making the leap to DevOps from an older software methodology can be a daunting task, requiring buy-in from everyone throughout the organization. Information Age recently published a guide to help companies on the path to DevOps.
This collection of tips offers useful insight on the importance of collaboration, providing visibility to the entire development process, and the interesting concept of treating company infrastructure and its documentation as living code, managed in a repository. Providing enough time for the disparate teams to adjust to the changes is another key factor in the successful implementation of DevOps.
We recently talked about Docker and its use of software “containers” to make the software development and QA processes more efficient. Earlier in May, Linux.com offered three reasons why Docker and containers in general are supercharging the world of software engineering.
Accessibility from the command line, general portability, and the software tool’s open source nature were their three reasons. The last point on openness relates to the additional functionality offered by using plug-ins developed by the robust community supporting Docker. If you enjoy learning new ways to write and test software, this is definitely a great time to be in the industry.
Stay tuned next month for more newsworthy dispatches from the worlds of software development and quality assurance here at the Betica Blog.
Posted on May 27, 2016 October 21, 2016 | Categories News, Quality Assurance, Software Development | Tags DevOps, Docker, JFrog, News, Software Development