Glossary

A - J

1. Branch : A separate line of development that can be merged back into the main branch.
2. Commit : A record in a version control system that represents changes to a file or directory.
3. DevOps : A software engineering methodology that aims to integrate the work of developing software with the operational requirements of managing the deployed solution.
4. DNS : Domain Name Server
5. FTP, SFTP : File Transfer Protocol and the Secure version of it
6. FTE, FTEs : Full time engineers or Full time equivalents is a unit of measure around number of people required to complete some work.
7. HTTP, HTTPS : Hypertext Transfer Protocol is a system of rules for sending information over the web. The S is for secure. HTTP

K - R

1. Merge : A process of combining two or more branches into one branch.
2. MTBF : Mean Time Between Failures is the average time a system operates before it fails. Common Metrics
3. MTTR : Mean Time To Repair is the average time it takes to repair a system after it has failed. Common Metrics

S - Z

1. Repository/Repo : The central location where your code is stored.
2. SDLC : Software Development Life Cycle
3. SemVer : Semantic Versioning is a set of rules for numbering and incrementing the version of software. Semantic Versioning 2.0.0
4. SOLID : 5 principles of object oriented design described by Robert C. Martin. These stand for:
   • Single-responsibility Principle
   • Open-closed Principle
   • Liskov Substitution Principle
   • Interface Segregation Principle
   • Dependency Inversion Principle
5. TCP/IP : Description