Bob Walker: Painless Operations - Episode 259

In this episode 259, Bob Walker, the technical director at Octopus Deploy, discusses his journey from being a .NET developer to an architect, to his current role as a technical director. Bob has been a fan of making software deployment easier since the early 2010s and has delved into areas such as CI/CD, DevOps and TDD. Throughout the episode, Bob shares insights on automating database deployments and the advantages of multi-tenant applications. Furthermore, he provides tips on making running software systems less painful, including monitoring, recovery, and proper database management.

Bob also touches upon test-driven development, its benefits, and how it helped him improve the speed of his application from 500 milliseconds per request to 50 milliseconds. He discusses the two schools of thought when it comes to database management - state-based management and migration approach.

The episode highlights some critical tools such as distributed source control and build server, which help manage software systems and reduce complexity. Bob concludes the conversation by emphasizing the importance of improving every day and practicing to get better every day.

If you're interested in diving deeper into DevOps architecture and improving your software deployment process, this episode is worth listening to.

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