What Existed Before DevOps
Get to know what existed before DevOps and why they were needed.
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Overview
For a long time, the idea of DevOps was flawed. We used to think that DevOps started and ended with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). In reality, CI/CD is just one of the many DevOps practices.
Note: DevOps is deeper than a role. It is a culture.
Every internet search or book would explain DevOps as a set of practices that bridge the gap between software developers (Dev) and IT operations staff (Ops).
To appreciate DevOps, we should understand what existed before it.
Software development methodologies before DevOps
Prior to the introduction of DevOps, most software development teams used the waterfall methodology: a sequential model where each software development process depends on the previous phase.
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