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  • Development

    Cheesemake: a Declarative Build Tool for C Programs

    This article will describe how I came to spend some of the last few months writing a build tool for C programs. Along the way, I'll also try and say something about getting a software project off the ground, how to tackle technical problems that arise, and some of the steps on the path to working software.

    Martin Rixham
    on Aug 17, 2020
  • DevOps

    Elevating Builds into a Container

    Automated builds and delivery pipelines are a wonderful thing once they’re operational. But provisioning build agents can be quite painful. It can be greatly simplified by running tools in containers.

    Wes Higbee
    on Dec 29, 2016
  • Web Development

    State of the JavaScript Landscape: A Map for Newcomers

    Modern JavaScript development is in constant motion. Build tools that were popular 12 or even six months ago are no longer en vogue. In this article, Bonnie Eisenman gives JavaScript newcomers a map to get started on their JavaScript journey. For more experienced JavaScript developers, Bonnie provides an update on where the community is at and what technologies to use for new projects.

    Bonnie Eisenman
    on Apr 11, 2016
  • DevOps

    Executable Images - How to Dockerize Your Development Machine

    Every developer knows the pain of incompatible software. By using Docker executable images developers can take advantage of container technology to better control their development environments.

    Quinten Krijger
    on Aug 29, 2015
  • DevOps

    Orchestrating Your Delivery Pipelines with Jenkins

    Following up on his previous article on preparing for CD in the enterprise, Andrew Phillips reviews state-of-the-art plugins and solutions in the Jenkins ecosystem for achieving efficient, reproducible and secure delivery pipelines. Helped by none other than Jenkins creator, Kohsuke Kawaguchi.

    Andrew Phillips Kohsuke Kawaguchi
    on Mar 29, 2014

  • Managing Build Jobs for Continuous Delivery

    The number of jobs in a continuous integration tool can range from a few to several thousand, all performing various functions. There is an approach to manage these jobs in a more efficient manner.

    Martin Peston
    on May 24, 2013

  • Continuous Integration with MSBuild and Jenkins – Part 2

    In part one we looked at using MSBuild in a general sense. Part 2 we apply that knowledge to a specific continuous integration server, namely Jenkins. We choose Jenkins because it is an open source project that supports a wide variety of projects, making it ideal for heterogeneous environments.

    Mustafa Saeed Haji Ali
    on Oct 01, 2012

  • Continuous Integration with MSBuild and Jenkins – Part 1

    In this first of a two-part series, Mustafa Saeed Haji Ali looks at implementing a continuous integration system using MSBuild. Part two will how to integrate this into Jenkins, an extendable continuous integration server with support for a wide variety of operating systems and programming languages.

    Mustafa Saeed Haji Ali
    on Sep 20, 2012

  • Creating and Extending Apache Wicket Web Applications

    Apache Wicket is a powerful, light-weight component-based web application framework with strong separation of presentation and business logic. It enables you to create quality Web 2.0 applications which are easy to test, debug and support.

    Krzysztof Śmigielski
    on Nov 02, 2009

  • Where To Now with Build Automation?

    Most developers nowadays are familiar with the basic tenets of Continuous Integration, but arguably only a small proportion of these are fully benefiting from an optimized CI set up.This article, discusses taking Continuous Integration beyond merely being a glorified cron job and making it an effective, productivity-enhancing hub for development activity.

    John Smart
    on May 15, 2009

  • Implementing Automated Governance for Coding Standards

    Most development organizations of a significant size have some form of coding standards and best practices. Simply documenting these standards and keeping them up to date can be a significant challenge and enforcing them even harder. Our organization has found that enforcing coding standards and best practices in an automated fashion through our build process has been highly effective.

    Mark Figley
    on Jul 26, 2007

  • Eric Newcomer on the future of OSGi

    Eric Newcomer, co-chair of the OSGi Enterprise work group, talks about the evolution of OSGi and it's relationship to SOA and ESB. He discusses how he thinks OSGi will evolve over the coming years and whether or not it makes sense for Sun to adopt OSGi as the container model of choice."

    Mark Little
    on Jul 13, 2007
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