Continuous Delivery
Jez Humble & David Farley
The step-by-step guide to going live with new software releases faster - reducing risk and delivering more value sooner! * *Fast, simple, repeatable techniques for deploying working code to production in hours or days, not months!
Score based on developer article recommendations — not sales data or reviews.
🟢 Developer Verdict
A step-by-step guide detailing repeatable techniques for automating software releases, reducing risk, and delivering value faster.
Read this if
- ✓ You want to implement or improve continuous delivery practices.
- ✓ You need practical, repeatable techniques for faster software releases.
- ✓ You aim to reduce deployment risk and deliver software value sooner.
Skip this for now if
- ✗ You seek an introductory overview of general software development basics.
- ✗ You are looking for hands-on coding examples for specific tools.
- ✗ You prefer high-level strategic concepts without implementation details.
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💬 What Developers Say
"If you are interested, whats in my opinion are must be read blogs, pages and books on the subject, feel free and read this little post in peace."
— ophasnoname · Latest DevOps Blogs, Boards and Books to check out today · Mar 11, 2017
"The names "Jez Humble" and "David Farley" will become familiar to you after a while, these are solid experts in the field and this book is some of their best work."
— jeremycmorgan · The Top 10 Books on DevOps You Need to Read · Aug 5, 2019
"Dave Farley and Jez Humble detailed this approach in their book [Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases Through Build, Test and Deployment Automation]."
— _steve_fenton_ · CI is not CD · Apr 15, 2025
Based on 8 developer article mentions
👤 Who Should Read This
Best for
- • Engineers involved in system design and architecture
- • Developers who want to write better code
- • Developers looking to grow their careers
Less ideal for
- • Developers wanting immediate hands-on tutorials
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