DevOps Unleashed with Git and GitHub : Automate, Collaborate, and Innovate to Enhance Your DevOps Workflow and Development Experience / Yuki Hattori and Isabel Drost-Fromm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hattori, Yuki, author.

Drost-Fromm, Isabel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Git (Computer file).

Software engineering.

Electronic data processing--Distributed processing.

Electronic data processing.

Open source software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing Ltd., [2024]

Biography/History:

Hattori Yuki: Yuki Hattori, an architect at GitHub, showcases his hands-on expertise in DevOps and technical advice for enterprise clients. He began as a software engineer and progressed to cloud solution architect at Microsoft, overseeing cloud architecture and DevOps. A strong advocate for open source culture within an enterprise, he champions InnerSource adoption, serving as a board member of the InnerSource Commons Foundation. This nonprofit role drives global InnerSource adoption, breaking down organizational silos for innovation.

Summary:

Unlock the full potential of your team with Git mastery, seamless DevOps workflows, and the power of AI integration Key Features Gain a comprehensive understanding of Git, GitHub, and DevOps with practical implementation tips Embark on a holistic exploration of DevOps workflows, scaling, DevSecOps, and GitHub Copilot Discover the best practices for optimizing processes and team productivity Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description Git and GitHub are absolutely crucial for DevOps, playing a multifaceted role in streamlining the software development lifecycle and enabling smoother collaboration between development and operations teams. DevOps Unleashed with Git and GitHub enables you to harness the power of Git and GitHub to streamline workflows, drive collaboration, and fuel innovation. Authored by an expert from GitHub, the book starts by guiding you through Git fundamentals and delving into DevOps and the developer experience. As you progress, you'll understand how to leverage GitHub's collaboration and automation features, and even use GitHub Copilot for enhanced productivity. You'll also learn how to bridge the DevOps gap, maintain code quality, and implement robust security measures. Additionally, hands-on exercises will equip you to elevate your developer experience, foster teamwork, and drive innovation at the speed of DevOps. By the end of this DevOps book, you'll have mastered the Git fundamentals, conquered collaboration challenges, and unleashed the power of GitHub as you transform your DevOps workflows. What you will learn Master the fundamentals of Git and GitHub Unlock DevOps principles that drive automation, continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/ CD), and monitoring Facilitate seamless cross-team collaboration Boost productivity using GitHub Actions Measure and improve development velocity Leverage the GitHub Copilot AI tool to elevate your developer experience Who this book is for If you're aiming to enhance collaboration, productivity, and DevOps practices to enrich your development experience, this book is for you. Novice DevOps engineers will be able resolve their doubts surrounding Git and GitHub errors, while IT admins and system engineers will be able to effortlessly embrace DevOps principles with pragmatic insights. For infrastructure engineers looking to delve into cloud-based collaboration and optimal management practices, this book provides valuable knowledge to facilitate a seamless transition into the DevOps landscape.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Foreword

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Foundations of Git, GitHub, and DevOps

Chapter 1: DevOps and Developer Experience - Entering the World of Modern Development

DevOps - Accelerating the development cycle by reducing friction

Background on DevOps

What is NOT DevOps?

DevOps is culture

Soaring to excellence in DevOps practices

The next challenge

Developer experience - A strategy for developer excellence

Developer experience is a strategy

Elements that amplify DevOps and developer experience

Git - Where code collaborations begin

Imagining the world without version control

The history of Git

What is a VCS?

GitHub - The AI-powered developer platform

Powered by AI

Collaboration

Productivity

Security

Scale

Summary

Further reading

Chapter 2: Getting Started with Git

Technical requirements

Getting started with Git

Git basics - Begin with a hands-on experience

Working with branches - The cornerstone of collaboration

The anatomy of Git - A beginner-friendly explanation of how Git works

The file lifecycle in Git

Behind the scenes - Git's architecture

Git tree structure

Becoming a guru of Git communication

git commit - Revisiting the most important command

Control quality and quantity to be a good communicator

Chapter 3: Advanced Git Usage for Team Collaboration

Branching strategies for team collaboration

Why a branching strategy is important

Branch strategy and branch policy

Smaller and frequent versus larger and less frequent

Types of branch policies branch policies

Branch naming conventions - Discover the best practices for naming branches in Git

Ways to apply your changes on a branch

Merging vs rebasing.

Exploring different ways to merge in Git

Navigating conflicts

Why conflict happens

How to merge conflicts in Git

How to resolve merge conflicts

Useful commands for supporting merge activities

Mastering better collaboration

Rolling back time

Organizing your working environment

Who did what? Great ways to help you debug

Versioning excellence

Part 2: GitHub Excellence and CI/CD Fundamentals

Chapter 4: Elevating Team Collaboration with GitHub

Getting started with GitHub

Setting up your GitHub account

Creating your first GitHub repository

Registering your SSH key

git remote - Connecting local and remote repositories

git push - Making your code count

Examining code on GitHub

git pull - Bridging local and remote work

git fetch - Syncing without disruption

Fetch versus pull

git clone - Bringing GitHub repos to your workspace

Forking - More than just copying code

Issues - Collaboration excellence at GitHub

What makes GitHub Issues unique

Crafting an issue - Essentials for a well-structured issue

Effective communication

Pull request excellence

What makes pull requests unique?

Crafting a pull request

Pull request review 101

Getting the best out of GitHub

GitHub Projects - Managing your issues and pull requests in one place

GitHub Codespaces - Transforming development workflows with cloud-based environments

GitHub Discussions - Fostering community and collaboration

GitHub repository excellence

Repository rules - Streamlining workflow and ensuring code quality

CODEOWNERS - Streamlined review and ownership

Issue and pull request templates

Chapter 5: Driving CI/CD with GitHub

GitHub Actions - Mastering workflow automation

Comprehensive overview of GitHub Actions.

Deep diving into GitHub workflow structure

GitHub Actions best practices

Deployment strategies

Blue-green deployment

Rolling deployment

Canary deployment

Feature release strategies

Feature flag

Release train

Part 3: Beyond DevOps

Chapter 6: Enriching DevOps Implementation

Leveraging metrics in DevOps

Four keys - DORA metrics

SPACE framework

Metrics at GitHub

DevSecOps - Security as a continuous matter

Security shift-left

Security features in GitHub

Scaling the collaboration

Why scaling collaboration is imperative

InnerSource - Distributed collaboration model

Setting up GitHub for scalable collaboration

Chapter 7: Accelerate Productivity with AI

AI innovation in coding

The impact of LLMs on coding

Understanding LLMs - A basic introduction

Application of LLMs in coding

Prompt and context

Exploring the capabilities and interaction with AI in coding

Code completion - The foundation of AI-powered coding

Code explanation

Strategies for maximizing AI efficiency

Be specific

Be context-aware

Be consistent

Chapter 8: Reflection and Conclusion

Reflecting on the journey through Git, GitHub, and DevOps - Enhancing the developer experience

Embracing AI in development - The next evolutionary step in software engineering

Concluding remarks

Index

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Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781835468685

1835468683

OCLC:

1428262363