Are you looking to bridge the gap between development and operations? A recent comprehensive guide breaks down how to navigate the DevOps landscape, emphasizing that it is more of a cultural shift than a specific job title.
Culture Over Tools
The guide highlights that DevOps is about mindset, not just certifications. It encourages tearing down the silo between developers and operations teams to automate the entire application lifecycle. The core philosophy is to improve collaboration and automate historically manual processes.
Must-Read Literature
For those starting out, the resource lists essential reading that explains the methodology through both narrative and technical instruction:
- The Phoenix Project & The Unicorn Project: Novels that explain DevOps culture through storytelling.
- The DevOps Handbook: A practical follow-up to the novels.
- Google Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) books: Deep dives into how Google manages massive-scale systems.
What to Learn
On the technical side, the guide recommends exploring Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and following roadmaps on Roadmap.sh or GitHub to understand current tooling. However, it serves as a reminder: tools change, but the problem-solving mindset remains constant.
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