Developer Dictionary
DevOps
Definition
A set of practices that combines software development and IT operations.
Deep Dive
DevOps is a crucial set of practices that integrates software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops), aiming to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality. It represents a cultural and professional movement that stresses communication, collaboration, integration, and automation between software developers and IT operations professionals. The core idea is to break down traditional organizational silos to foster a more agile and efficient approach to building, testing, and releasing software.
Examples & Use Cases
- 1Implementing a CI/CD pipeline for automated code deployment
- 2Using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) to manage servers
- 3Automating rollback procedures for failed releases
Related Terms
CI/CDAgile DevelopmentSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)