Don't install software by hand

Diomidis Spinellis

doi:10.1109/MS.2012.85

Don't install software by hand

Diomidis Spinellis^*

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Abstract

An IT system's setup and configuration affects developers mainly due to the proliferation and complexity of Internet-facing systems. Fortunately, we can control and conquer this complexity by adopting IT-system configuration management tools. By stipulating that all modifications to a system's configuration can only be performed through its configuration management system and by treating the system's rules as code, an organization ensures that the IT systems it delivers to its clients are not inscrutable monoliths that just happen to work but documented modular engines that work by design.

Original language	English
Article number	6265084
Pages (from-to)	86-87
Number of pages	2
Journal	IEEE Software
Volume	29
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MS.2012.85
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

CFEngine
Chef
DevOps
infrastructure as code
IT-system configuration management
Puppet

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