Continuous Delivery with Visual Studio ALM 2015
Description
This book is the authoritative source on implementing Continuous Delivery practices using Microsoft's Visual Studio and TFS 2015. Microsoft MVP authors Mathias Olausson and Jakob Ehn translate the theory behind this methodology and show step by step how to implement Continuous Delivery in a real world environment.
Building good software is challenging. Building high-quality software on a tight schedule can be close to impossible. Continuous Delivery is an agile and iterative technique that enables developers to deliver solid, working software in every iteration. Continuous delivery practices help IT organizations reduce risk and potentially become as nimble, agile, and innovative as startups.
In this book, you'll learn:
- What Continuous Delivery is and how to use it to create better software more efficiently using Visual Studio 2015
- How to use Team Foundation Server 2015 and Visual Studio Online to plan, design, and implement powerful andreliable deployment pipelines
- Detailed step-by-step instructions for implementing Continuous Delivery on a real project
More details
Other editions
Additional editions
Persons
Jakob Ehn is a current Microsoft Visual Studio ALM Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and also a Visual Studio ALM Ranger. Jakob has 15 years of experience in the IT industry, and currently works as a solution architect at Inmeta Crayon ASA, specializing in Visual Studio ALM. He is actively participating in the MSDN forums, and is contributing to different open source projects, such as the Community TFS Build Extensions and the Community TFS Build Manager. He has published two books about Visual Studio ALM, "Team Foundation Server 2012 Starter" (Packt Publishing) and "Pro Team Foundation Service" (Apress 2013)
Content
1: Introduction to Continuous Delivery.-2: Overview of Visual Studio ALM 2015.-3: Designing an application for Continuous Delivery.-4: Managing the Release Process.-5: Source Control Management.-6: PowerShell for Deployment.-7: Build Automation.-8: Managing Code Quality.-9: Continuous Testing.-10:Building a deployment pipeline .-11:Measure and learn.