The following are required reading for all members of RC Devops and Ops:
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*[Release Engineering](https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/release-engineering/9781492049036/): A collection of essays that provide an entry point into this topic (release management).
> User-facing software (such as many components of Google Search) is rebuilt frequently, as we aim to roll out customer-facing features as quickly as possible. We have embraced the philosophy that frequent releases result in fewer changes between versions. This approach makes testing and troubleshooting easier. Some teams perform hourly builds and then select the version to actually deploy to production from the resulting pool of builds. Selection is based upon the test results and the features contained in a given build. Other teams have adopted a “Push on Green” release model and deploy every build that passes all tests.
*[Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation](https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/continuous-delivery-reliable/9780321670250/)
> The most important problem that we face as software professionals is this: If somebody thinks of a good idea, how do we deliver it to users as quickly as possible? This book shows how to solve this problem.
