Logging
Logging is recording events and data from your application as text entries. Good logs tell you what happened, when, and why. They're your forensic evidence when things go wrong. Structured logging (JSON format) makes them searchable and analyzable.
Definition
Recording events and data from your application as text entries. Good logs tell you what happened, when, and why. They're your forensic evidence when things go wrong. Structured logging (JSON format) makes them searchable and analyzable.
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CI/CD
Short for Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment. It automates testing and deploying your code so you can ship faster with fewer bugs.
Continuous Integration
The practice of automatically building and testing code every time someone pushes changes. Catches problems early instead of at release time.
Continuous Deployment
Automatically deploying code to production after it passes all tests. No manual "deploy" button—if tests pass, it ships.
DevOps
A culture and set of practices that bridges development and operations. The goal is faster, more reliable releases through automation and collaboration.
Infrastructure as Code
Managing servers, databases, and networks through config files instead of clicking around dashboards. Version controlled, repeatable, and way less error-prone.