Continuous Delivery in Java

Chapter 6. Additional Build Tooling and Skills

Because of the increase in popularity of ideas like DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), the modern Java developer can rarely rely on coding exclusively in Java in order to accomplish tasks, particularly in relation to building, testing, and deploying code. In this chapter, you will learn more about operating systems and associated tooling for building and running diagnostics on Java applications.

Linux, Bash, and Basic CLI Commands

Linux, Bash, and command-line skills are essential for installing development tools, configuring external build steps, and understanding and managing the underlying operating system environment. Even if you work on a Microsoft Windows development machine, which has excellent PowerShell support as an alternative to Bash, it is useful to understand the Linux OS because many platforms utilize this. Knowledge acquired from learning core Bash skills can often be easily transferred to the Windows environment.

Further Learning Resources

You will learn the core skills required with the command line, JSON manipulation, basic scripting, and provisioning infrastructure in this chapter. However, space limitations prevent this from being a complete reference. For more information, we refer to Bash Pocket Reference by Arnold Robbins (O’Reilly), Classic Shell Scripting by Arnold Robbins and Nelson Beebe (O’Reilly), and Infrastructure as Code by Kief Morris (O’Reilly).

Users, Permissions, and Groups

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