Jenkins Bootcamp

by Jason Taylor

Released January 2017

Publisher(s): Packt Publishing

ISBN: 9781787124134

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Video description

Jenkins is an open source continuous integration tool written in Java, which can be installed on many operating systems and supports a myriad of tools and technologies. This means that it provides tremendous value to those comfortable or interested in other operating systems and/or technologies.This comprehensive course is designed to show you how to setup and run a Jenkins CI server starting with continuous inspection (build, test and analysis), all the way through to continuous deployment. It provides you with a strong foundation for implementing continuous inspection, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and even continuous deployment at your company or studio. We’ll also cover how to use Jenkins as an artifact repository which is used to store the build artifacts, like jars and wars, after successful builds. This is particularly useful when integrating Jenkins with other tools in a more comprehensive software delivery strategy. Jenkins can do so much more than simply building, which we’ll understand as we hook up a standard set of unit testing and quality analysis tools for Java projects.In order to keep the course short and to-the-point, it has been carefully crafted in order to provide a complete path from CI to CD.

What You Will Learn

Install Jenkins CI server on WindowsInstall and configure several tools commonly used with Jenkins
Understand the basics of continuous inspection, continuous integration, and continuous deployment
Use Jenkins effectively to build, test, analyze and deploy Java projects
Apply the techniques and experience to implement Jenkins and/or a continuous integration system

Audience

Developers, software engineers, and programmers who would like to learn how to use Jenkins as a build tool in their Java projects, would find this course useful. Additionally, DevOps professionals who are looking to use Jenkins as a part of a larger software delivery pipeline would also find this interesting and easy to follow. Although, some knowledge of Java programming is essential to see you through the course.

About The Author

Jason Taylor: With nearly 20 years of programming and software development experience, I started out teaching myself programming while in High School. I put myself through college working for a local Internet Service Provider as a programmer. Before finishing college, I developed and sold an award winning website to a Dot-Com start-up. After college, I have worked at several companies ranging from start-ups to large enterprises focusing on Java and client-side technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript). Throughout my career, I have opportunity to learn many software development best practices and exposure to several version control systems