August 2018
Intermediate to advanced
416 pages
12h 37m
English
A software build is more than just a compilation step. A software build can consist of a compilation step, a testing phase, a code inspection phase, and a deployment phase. A software build can act as a kind of verification step that checks that your software is working as a cohesive unit. Statically compiled languages, such as Golang and C++, often have build tools that generate a binary. For example, a Golang build command, such as go build, will both generate a statically compiled binary and run linting on the codebase. Other languages, such as JavaScript, can use a tool such as gulp.js/grunt.js to do what are considered build steps, such as minification—converting multiple JavaScript source files into ...
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