Articles in category: build

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DevOps and Release Management
Posted by buildmeister on October 27th, 2011
This article introduces the concepts and practices of Devops. It highlights the potential benefits and pitfalls of Devops and also compares Devops with Release Management and how these two practices can potentially work together.
Automating the PHP deployment process with Phing, dbdeploy and FTP
Posted by buildmeister on January 5th, 2009
This article describes how to implement a controlled and configurable PHP deployment process using Phing, dbdeploy and FTP.
Agile SCM in the Enterprise
Posted by buildmeister on November 26th, 2008
This article discusses Agile Software Configuration Management, or Agile SCM - a well-designed, light form of SCM that can be used by software development projects practicing agile development methods.
Practices of Enterprise Continuous Integration
Posted by buildmeister on September 10th, 2008
This article introduces the concept of Continuous Integration, and describe a set of practices for ensuring that Continuous Integration is implemented successfully.
How to write a Build Management Plan
Posted by buildmeister on October 8th, 2007
This article illustrates how you can formalize your build and release process through the definition of a Build Management Plan. It does so by defining the procedures for the myReserve reference project.
Introduction to CruiseControl
Posted by buildmeister on February 5th, 2007
A brief introduction to the features and capabilities of CruiseControl - an open-source Continuous Integration toolkit.
Build Process Top Ten Tips
Posted by buildmeister on September 12th, 2006
This article describes my top 10 tips for constructing a complete, consistent and reproducible build process.
Defining the Build Process
Posted by buildmeister on May 11th, 2006
This article defines the value of the build process and breaks it down into its constituent parts so that we can better understand and automate it.
Architecting the Build Process
Posted by buildmeister on April 14th, 2006
This article is intended to describe how best to architect a typical build process and what a "good" build process might possibly look like.