DevOps Patterns and Antipatterns for Continuous Software Updates

Explore DevOps patterns and antipatterns for continuous software updates in this 26-minute conference talk from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. Analyze real-world software update failures and learn multiple DevOps patterns suitable for various scenarios. Discover how these patterns could have prevented developer headaches and improved update processes. Gain insights into best practices for continuous updates, including the importance of frequent updates, avoiding state reuse, implementing rollbacks, leveraging feature flags, and achieving zero-time updates. Understand why manual testing and relying on user acceptance tests are insufficient strategies. Walk away with practical, proven ideas to enhance your software update practices and avoid common pitfalls in the world of continuous delivery.

Intro
Why update software
Extreme programming
User decision making
Building trust
Local rollbacks
Recalls
Continuous Updates
What could have fixed this
Not updating frequently
Reusing state
Bug release
User feedback
Rollbacks
Feature Flags
Zero Time Updates
Recap