DevOps engineer, Pythonista and FOSS contributor. Created cpp-linter, commit-check, etc.; contributed to PyPA.
This article demonstrates how to list fail‑list files on Linux, extract user names via shell string trimming, capture the output in a Jenkins pipeline, convert it into a Groovy array, and send individualized email notifications with the corresponding files attached.
This guide explains how to prevent Jenkins shell steps from aborting on errors by using the +e option, appending || true, or custom failure handling commands, and provides four concrete examples with test results to illustrate each method.
This guide explains how to use a Jenkins‑triggered shell script with Expect to regularly log into multiple remote VMs, record results, allow users to add hostnames, and commit changes to a Git repository for automated DevOps operations.
This article details a two‑day troubleshooting process that identified missing SSL certificates and TLS configuration as the cause of Jenkins Artifactory plugin upload failures on AIX, and explains how setting the SSL_CERT_FILE environment variable and a JVM option restored successful artifact uploads.
This article explains two practical methods—using a custom linter.sh script that calls Jenkins's REST API and employing the Jenkins Pipeline Linter Connector VS Code extension—to validate declarative pipeline syntax before committing, reducing repeated build failures caused by syntax errors.
This article introduces Nightwatch.js 1.3, outlines its new BDD interface, additional assertions and APIs, provides step‑by‑step installation of Nightwatch and browser drivers via npm, explains CLI options, demonstrates running a sample test, and offers guidance on unit testing and example projects.
This guide explains how to periodically synchronize Bitbucket master branches to GitHub repositories using a Jenkins pipeline, detailing branch policies, a simplified workflow for feature and bugfix branches, and a reusable Jenkinsfile that leverages parameterized builds to control repository syncing.
This guide explains how to set up Bitbucket webhooks and Jenkins Bitbucket Branch Source plugin so that every Pull Request automatically triggers a Jenkins multi‑branch pipeline build, improving build speed and reliability.
The article explains why Jenkins declarative pipelines can hit a 64 KB method size limit, presents three practical mitigation strategies—including extracting steps, switching to scripted pipelines, and using Shared Libraries—and compares their advantages and disadvantages to help developers keep their Jenkinsfiles maintainable.
This article provides a comprehensive overview of DevOps concepts, including definitions of CI, CD, continuous deployment, version control, tooling, implementation steps, benefits, and distinctions from Agile and Lean IT, offering guidance for effective adoption and interview preparation.
