Reading Time: 6 minutesAs a writer/tech writer/sometimes developer who dabbles in the odd bit of illustration and design, I have often wondered how teams of artists collaborate. While I remember the days of working on code with FTP uploads and SVN, code collaboration is, relatively speaking, “solved.” Code is fundamentally text, and so tracking changes to it is […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesTo put it mildly, cryptocurrency is an incredibly popular topic right now. Much of the hype around it tends to be focused on the physical value that these currencies represent. However, I believe something even more precious lies under the hood of cryptocurrencies: the concept of blockchain. The ideas around blockchain are significant because they’re […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the growing adoption of containerization, many developers are no longer struggling with the woes of code environmental inconsistencies. While containers have solved important problems, new questions have arisen over how to effectively manage and scale them. Products like Kubernetes have been born out of an attempt to solve these issues. Yet, what exactly is […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesModern applications are increasingly growing in complexity. Adding a dizzying amount of moving parts, layers of abstraction, reliance on external systems and distribution that all result in a stack that few truly fully understand. Any developer worth hiring now knows the merits of a thorough testing regime, but one of the issues with testing is […]

Reading Time: 15 minutesThis article was originally published on Pete Hodgson’s personal site. With their kind permission, we’re sharing it here for Codeship readers. In this article, I’ll show that the typical approach for deploying sophisticated static sites is not sufficient and explain how we can apply the principles of continuous delivery to improve the situation. We’ll then […]

Reading Time: 7 minutesIn the race of container orchestrators, Kubernetes is surging ahead. But much like when I wrote my post on Docker hosting, people are often stuck on the step of getting their infrastructure to production. Unlike when I first wrote that, the industry has progressed massively, and as you will see, I found a lot of […]

Reading Time: 9 minutesEver wondered how to version a release of your software? Ever looked around at the software you’re using and asked what their approach is, or whether you should use it? Have you ever been confused as to which approach to take? I get it, software, like any complex human endeavor, isn’t easy; and release versioning […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesEstablishing a solid software development process is one of the most critical steps any business can take. An effective workflow will make your good developers great and your great ones exceptional, while a bad workflow will compromise even your best engineer’s productivity. ZeroTurnaround’s 2015 Developer Productivity Report found that three out of four developers’ performance […]