Author: ianpaullin
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Encore presentation on Octopus Deploy for Chicago ALM Users Group
I had another Octopus Deploy presentation today in Chicago for the Chicago ALM Users Group. Big thanks to Angela Dugan (@OakParkGirl) for letting me ramble on for Octopus for well over the time alloted. Had some good questions from audience members and interaction as well. I tried changing some things around in the presentation and adding…
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OctoPack error: Cannot add part for the specified URI because it is already in the package
Recently, I had an issue with a project team’s TFS build and the OctoPack. Within the TFS log, I found this error: OctoPack error OCTONUGET: Cannot add part for the specified URI because it is already in the package. After some google-fu, I found a helpful post on StackOverflow. Short answer: you have to remove any duplicate references…
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ElasticSearch and Kibana
I had the pleasure of going to a work-sponsored Hack-A-Thon yesterday. It’s the first of many Hack-A-Thons (work sponsored or not) I’d like to attend. While the format was slightly different from other Hack-A-Thons that I’ve read about given that it was work sponsored, it was still a worthwhile experience. Initially I had thought I was going to…
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Git or bust
I’ve been delaying the inevitable ‘dip’ into Git and GitHub. While I’m looking forward to trying it out extensively for tomorrow’s work sponsored hack-a-thon, I can’t help but wonder if my ‘dip’ will be a full blown ‘dive’. I’m so entrenched in TFS, check-ins, tasks and work items, the notion of Git seems too simple but…
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A new look for the blog
Felt like the blog could use a visual tune up. So far, everything appears to be working well and looking good so we’ll see how it fares over time. Additionally, I’m gearing up for another presentation for the Chicago ALM Users Group on July 23rd. Afterwards, I’m going to start writing the Octopus Deploy Deep Dive Series where…
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Presentation on Octopus Deploy at Chicago ALM User’s Group (again) on July 23rd
I’ll be presenting Octopus Deploy again, this time in the AON building in downtown Chicago. For more information, check out Angela Dugan’s post here: http://www.tfswhisperer.com/post/2014/06/29/Join-The-Chicago-ALM-User-Group-on-Wednesday-July-23-to-Talk-About-Octopus-Deploy
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Octopus Deploy Series Conclusion
Over the past few months, I’ve tried to show how Octopus Deploy works, how the design choices that the Octopus team made affect you and why these choices are beneficial. In retrospect, deployments should have evolved in parallel to the technology at hand, but history does not support that thesis. Deployments can be unique and…
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Octopus Deployment Basics
For the past few months, I’ve been analyzing Octopus Deploy in terms of it’s components, architectural design and benefits of said design decisions. In this article, we’re going to bring everything together to see the sum of all the parts. Everything starts with NuGet. Octopus works with your applications as NuGet packages and distributes them to…
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Minor change in plans for Octopus Deploy Series
My current Octopus Deploy Series so far has been more focused at a high/conceptual level. They’ve been a lot of fun to write and to piece together how Octopus’s components and mechanisms complement one another for both the developers’ and users’ benefit. I originally intended to do a deeper dive into Octopus Deploy and I think my initial estimates of…