Tag Archives: Continuous Delivery

What is Modern Software Engineering?

Posted on January 30, 2022 by davef

I have a new book out. It’s called “Modern Software Engineering” and I have been working on it for the past few years.  The ideas in it grew out of a growing realisation that the way that I approach software … Continue reading →

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Are we ‘Deploying’, ‘Releasing’ or ‘Delivering’?

Posted on December 17, 2020 by davef

This year I started a YouTube channel in which, every week, I discuss ideas related to Continuous Delivery. I have been very pleased with its success. As part of that, but also because of working from home more as a … Continue reading →

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The Impact of Continuous Delivery

Posted on August 17, 2020 by davef

When Jez and I wrote our book, we knew that we were describing a powerful approach. We were very nervous of claiming a “Methodology” though. Instead we saw the Continuous Delivery book as describing, in some detail, an approach to … Continue reading →

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Welcome to My YouTube Channel

Posted on April 30, 2020 by davef

I have recently decided to launch a YouTube Channel to complement this Blog. My aim for the channel is to provide some insight into the techniques and practice of Continuous Delivery, explain some of my ideas on Software Engineering, and … Continue reading →

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Continuous Compliance

Posted on September 3, 2019 by davef

I work as an independent consultant advising organizations on how to improve their software development practice. This is a very broad theme. It touches on every aspect of software development from design, coding and testing, to organizational structure, leadership and … Continue reading →

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Don’t Feature Branch

Posted on December 5, 2011 by davef

I recently attended the Devoxx conference. One of the speakers was talking on a topic close to my heart, Continuous Delivery. His presentation was essentially a tools demonstration, but one of the significant themes of his presentation was the use … Continue reading →

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Presentation on Continuous Delivery at LMAX

Posted on June 3, 2011 by davef

I was recently asked to do a presentation on the topic of Continuous Delivery at the London Tester Gathering. You can seen a video of the presentation here In this presentation I describe the techniques and some of the tools … Continue reading →

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Acceptance Criteria for Release Management Maturity Model

Posted on November 20, 2010 by davef

I was asked a good question by a colleague a couple of days ago. On p419 of my book Jez and I show and I describe a “Configuration and Release Management Maturity Model”. My colleague asked: “What are sensible acceptance … Continue reading →

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Going live

Posted on November 6, 2010 by davef

My project went live this week. You can see our web site here. My team and I are all very proud of our work, we have been building the LMAX exchange for several years now, but have only just released … Continue reading →

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