Continous Integration and Continous Delivery - Pitfall pattern when building and deploying software for the enterprise

Part 3: Root Causes

So what went wrong with the setup Jack put together before he quit?

• Misconceptions about CI/CD?
• Lack of domain understanding?
• Poor tooling?
• Mischief?
• Complex software?
• Bureaucracy?

I don't have an answer, it always depends on the context in which you are working.

But I have been a "Jack" for many years and I have seen a lot of "Jack's" around. All great, intelligent colleagues which I admire for various reasons.

In my time as "Jack" I have spotted 2 things which all of these guys, including myself, did wrong:

1. Lack of domain separation and understanding, see my previous post.
2. Bad/misguided tooling or wrong use of tooling

In my next post i will elaborate on what i mean with misguided tooling.

Next: Part 4: Bloated Tooling