Ember DeBoer

Ember is Senior Tech Content Developer at Sonatype.

Why Do I Need a Binary Repository Manager?

By Ember DeBoer on January 30, 2020 repository manager

6 minute read time

Binary repository managers serve a couple of important functions as part of a modern software development lifecycle. This post explore several benefits.
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How Do Application-Level Package Managers Work?

By Ember DeBoer on January 23, 2020 repository manager

7 minute read time

Managing dependencies is a complex task. As Sam Boyer explains, “It’s not the algorithmic side that makes [application-level package managers] hard.”
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What is a Package Dependency Manager?

By Ember DeBoer on January 22, 2020 Apache Maven

4 minute read time

Terms like package manager, dependency management, repository, and repository manager are used in software development. Are we speaking a common language?
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CALMS: A Principle-based DevOps Framework

By Ember DeBoer on September 23, 2019 devops best practices

4 minute read time

The CALMS framework for devops consists of Culture, Automation, Lean, Measurement, and Sharing.
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Accelerate: A Principle-based DevOps Framework

By Ember DeBoer on September 18, 2019 devops best practices

4 minute read time

The devops framework proposed by the Accelerate authors is focused on three key areas: Continuous Delivery, Architecture, and Product Process.
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Three Ways: A Principle-based DevOps Framework

By Ember DeBoer on September 16, 2019 devops best practices

4 minute read time

Three Ways is a principle-based devops framework. The Three Ways framework includes: first, Flow, second, Feedback, third, Continuous Learning.
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What is the Definition of DevSecOps?

By Ember DeBoer on June 11, 2019 devsecops

6 minute read time

DevSecOps protects the software supply chain, from initial open source component selection to building, staging, and releasing an application. What is it?
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What is the Definition of DevOps?

By Ember DeBoer on June 06, 2019 devops best practices

8 minute read time

DevOps is more than a combination of two words. But what is it, exactly? This post dispels some of the common misconceptions around DevOps.
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