# Dave Farley's Continuous Delivery Ltd

> Software engineering education and consultancy founded by Dave Farley —
> co-author of the Jolt Award-winning book "Continuous Delivery",
> author of "Modern Software Engineering", and inventor of the
> Deployment Pipeline. We help software teams deliver better software faster
> through courses, consulting, community, and content.

Dave Farley is a pioneer of Continuous Delivery with nearly 40 years of
software engineering experience. He built one of the world's fastest
financial exchanges (LMAX), co-authored the Reactive Manifesto, and
won the Duke Award for the LMAX Disruptor open source project.

## Training Courses

- [Continuous Delivery - Better Software Faster](https://courses.cd.training/courses/cd-better-sw-faster): Comprehensive course covering CD principles, deployment pipelines, automated testing, culture, and business benefits. Rated 5.0/5.0 stars.
- [The Anatomy of a Deployment Pipeline](https://courses.cd.training/courses/the-anatomy-of-a-deployment-pipeline): Deep dive into deployment pipeline design and implementation, by the inventor of the Deployment Pipeline.
- [TDD & BDD - Design Through Testing](https://courses.cd.training/courses/tdd-bdd-design-through-testing): Test-Driven Development and Behavior-Driven Development as software design techniques covering Red-Green-Refactor, outside-in TDD, and BDD specifications.
- [ATDD - Stories to Specifications](https://courses.cd.training/courses/atdd-from-stories-to-executable-specifications): Acceptance Test-Driven Development for turning user stories into executable specifications.
- [Get Going with CD Pipelines](https://courses.cd.training/courses/CD-Pipelines): Introductory course for teams beginning their Continuous Delivery journey.
- [Acceptance Testing with BDD](https://courses.cd.training/courses/AT-with-BDD): Writing effective acceptance tests using Given-When-Then BDD specifications.

## Books by Dave Farley

- [Modern Software Engineering](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0137314914): Applying genuine engineering discipline to software development. Covers managing complexity, iterative working, fast feedback, and the scientific method applied to software. (Addison-Wesley, 2021)
- [Continuous Delivery](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0321601912): The seminal, Jolt Award-winning book on CD, co-authored with Jez Humble. Introduces the Deployment Pipeline and the practices for reliable, frequent software releases. (Addison-Wesley, 2010)
- [Continuous Delivery Pipelines](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B096TTQHYM): Practical guide to designing and building deployment pipelines, covering pipeline stages, testing strategies, and production deployment patterns.
- [The Software Developers' Guidebook](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGSDFRKZ): A collection of practical, real-world techniques for software developers who want to build better software. By Dave Farley, edited by Bernard McCarty. Also available on [Leanpub](https://leanpub.com/softwaredevelopersguidebook).

## Key Topics We Cover

- [What is Continuous Delivery](https://www.continuous-delivery.co.uk/learning): The ability to get changes into production safely and quickly in a sustainable way
- [Consultancy Services](https://www.continuous-delivery.co.uk/engineering-for-software.html): Expert consulting on CD adoption, deployment pipelines, and modern engineering practices
- [CD Assessment](https://www.continuous-delivery.co.uk/cd-assessment/index.html): Analysis of organisational CD adoption patterns based on study of ~100 organisations

## YouTube Channel

- [Modern Software Engineering YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@ModernSoftwareEngineeringYT): Dave Farley's channel with 600K+ subscribers covering Continuous Delivery, TDD, BDD, software design, DevOps, and engineering culture. New videos weekly.

## Community

- [Patreon Community](https://www.patreon.com/c/continuousdelivery): Exclusive content, Discord community, early video access, and direct interaction with Dave Farley
- [Dave Farley's Blog](https://www.davefarley.net): Long-form articles on Continuous Delivery, agile development, and software engineering

## Optional

- [Contact](https://www.continuous-delivery.co.uk/contact.html): Get in touch for consulting enquiries
- [Dave Farley on LinkedIn](https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dave-farley-a67927): Professional profile
- [Dave Farley on X/Twitter](https://twitter.com/davefarley77): @davefarley77
- [Dave Farley on Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/David-Farley/author/B003VSTZ72): Complete book listing