Streamlining Developer Experience: The Power of CI/CD Standardization and Interoperability

A presentation at FOSDEM 2024 in February 2024 in Brussels, Belgium by Jeremy Meiss

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Streamlining DevEx The Power of CI/CD Standardization and Interoperability

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Jeremy Meiss Co-Founder

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Image: @GreyNewell on Twitter

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REF: CNCF Landscape, 29-Jan-2024

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Developer Experience 52% of respondents said “DevEx” (34% “DX”)

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Developer Experience (DevEx)…

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CI/CD Standardization

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CI/CD Interoperability

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Implementing CI/CD Standardization

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Implementing CI/CD Standardization Assessment and Analysis Thoroughly assess your current CI/CD pipelines Identify pain points and bottlenecks Analyze speci c requirements and constraints

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Implementing CI/CD Standardization Define Standardization Goals De ne goals and objectives, align with strategy and objectives Determine success, like reduced deployment times / error rates

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Implementing CI/CD Standardization Select Standardization Tools and Practices Choose tools & practices aligned with organization needs, goals Establish standard templates and con gurations for pipelines Enforce coding standards for consistency and readability

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Implementing CI/CD Standardization Documentation and Training Create comprehensive docs for processes, con gs, best practices Provide training to ensure understanding and e ective use

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Implementing CI/CD Standardization Version Control Store pipeline con gs as code in version control systems Implement branching and pull request strategies

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Implementing CI/CD Standardization Automated Testing and Validation Integrate automated testing and validation into templates Implement code reviews and peer validation early in dev process

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Implementing CI/CD Standardization Continuous Monitoring and Improvement Detect pipeline issues and bottlenecks in real-time Establish culture of regular reviews and updating pipelines

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Implementing CI/CD Standardization Governance and Compliance Implement governance policies to enforce pipeline standards Validate compliance with industry regulations / internal standards Regularly audit and assess adherence to standardized practices

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Implementing CI/CD Standardization Scaling and Adaptation Ensure standardized templates can scale and adapt Maintain exibility to accommodate unique project requirements

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Implementing CI/CD Standardization Feedback Loop and Collaboration Foster collaborative environments where feedback & contributions encouraged Continuously communicate bene ts of standardized pipelines & celebrate successes

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CI/CD Pipeline Standardization Argo

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CI/CD Pipeline Standardization Argo orgs de ne reusable work ow templates

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CI/CD Pipeline Standardization Argo orgs de ne reusable work ow templates CI/CD con gs & work ows managed as code

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CI/CD Pipeline Standardization Argo orgs de ne reusable work ow templates CI/CD con gs & work ows managed as code artifacts managed & stored for consistency

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CI/CD Pipeline Standardization Flux

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CI/CD Pipeline Standardization Flux desired system state de ned in code

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CI/CD Pipeline Standardization Flux desired system state de ned in code desired state with actual state in K8s clusters

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CI/CD Pipeline Standardization Flux desired system state de ned in code desired state with actual state in K8s clusters feature- agged deployments

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Achieving Standardized Workflows

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Achieving Standardized Workflows encourage standardized templates/de nitions

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Achieving Standardized Workflows encourage standardized templates/de nitions ensures con gs maintained and accessible to all

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Achieving Standardized Workflows encourage standardized templates/de nitions ensures con gs maintained and accessible to all responsibility of org for devs understanding process

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Achieving Standardized Workflows encourage standardized templates/de nitions ensures con gs maintained and accessible to all responsibility of org for devs understanding process foster continual improvement & gathering feedback

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The Role of Interoperability

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Interoperability advantages Collaboration

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Interoperability advantages Collaboration prevents vendor lock-in

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Interoperability advantages Collaboration prevents vendor lock-in enables e ective inter-team collaboration

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Interoperability advantages Collaboration prevents vendor lock-in enables e ective inter-team collaboration streamlines comms, sharing, coordination

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Interoperability advantages Collaboration prevents vendor lock-in enables e ective inter-team collaboration streamlines comms, sharing, coordination make e cient use of existing infra / tools

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Interoperability advantages Collaboration prevents vendor lock-in enables e ective inter-team collaboration streamlines comms, sharing, coordination make e cient use of existing infra / tools allows for new tech and practices into work ows

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Interoperability advantages Collaboration prevents vendor lock-in enables e ective inter-team collaboration streamlines comms, sharing, coordination make e cient use of existing infra / tools allows for new tech and practices into work ows promotes uni ed deployment / infra mgmt approach

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Interoperability advantages Collaboration prevents vendor lock-in enables e ective inter-team collaboration streamlines comms, sharing, coordination make e cient use of existing infra / tools allows for new tech and practices into work ows promotes uni ed deployment / infra mgmt approach enables better incident response

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Interoperability Spinnaker & Backstage

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Interoperability: Spinnaker

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Interoperability: Spinnaker broad integration options

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Interoperability: Spinnaker broad integration options enable trigger deployment pipelines automation

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Interoperability: Spinnaker broad integration options enable trigger deployment pipelines automation useful integrations, like monitoring, incident mgmt, etc.

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Interoperability: Spinnaker broad integration options enable trigger deployment pipelines automation useful integrations, like monitoring, incident mgmt, etc. deploy the right artifacts, enhancing reliability

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Interoperability: Spinnaker broad integration options enable trigger deployment pipelines automation useful integrations, like monitoring, incident mgmt, etc. deploy the right artifacts, enhancing reliability exible / adaptable process as reqs evolve

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Interoperability: Backstage

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Interoperability: Backstage allows single-pane-of-glass view of pipelines

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Interoperability: Backstage allows single-pane-of-glass view of pipelines teams have full view into available services & apps

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Interoperability: Backstage allows single-pane-of-glass view of pipelines teams have full view into available services & apps extensible architecture to connect tools and adapt to needs

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Interoperability: Backstage allows single-pane-of-glass view of pipelines teams have full view into available services & apps extensible architecture to connect tools and adapt to needs organize everything to exact needs, easier to adopt

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Challenges implementing interoperability

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Challenges implementing interoperability seamless integration challenging

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Challenges implementing interoperability seamless integration challenging disrupt compatibility and communication

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Challenges implementing interoperability seamless integration challenging disrupt compatibility and communication complexity with methods and permissions

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Challenges implementing interoperability seamless integration challenging disrupt compatibility and communication complexity with methods and permissions breaking changes require ongoing maintenance

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Challenges implementing interoperability seamless integration challenging disrupt compatibility and communication complexity with methods and permissions breaking changes require ongoing maintenance insu cient or outdated docs = common roadblock

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Overcoming these hurdles

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Overcoming these hurdles document & enforce deployment pipeline requirements

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Overcoming these hurdles document & enforce deployment pipeline requirements translate data, simplify authn / authz

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Overcoming these hurdles document & enforce deployment pipeline requirements translate data, simplify authn / authz version matrices of supported versions & tool updates

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Overcoming these hurdles document & enforce deployment pipeline requirements translate data, simplify authn / authz version matrices of supported versions & tool updates thorough updated docs + forums & dedicated support

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Overcoming these hurdles document & enforce deployment pipeline requirements translate data, simplify authn / authz version matrices of supported versions & tool updates thorough updated docs + forums & dedicated support automate testing of integrations between all tools + pipelines

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Overcoming these hurdles document & enforce deployment pipeline requirements translate data, simplify authn / authz version matrices of supported versions & tool updates thorough updated docs + forums & dedicated support automate testing of integrations between all tools + pipelines share successes & challenges within tooling communities

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Thank You. /in/jeremymeiss @IAmJerdog @jerdog @jerdog@hachyderm.io https://bit.ly/DevExTalk

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