For many developers, DevOps feels like unfamiliar, overcomplicated territory filled with tangled pipelines, cloud infrastructure nuances, and containerization hysteria.
But after working in this space for many years, I’ve realized that true DevOps isn't about forcing developers to become infrastructure gurus. Instead, it rests on two foundational pillars: maximizing transparency and minimizing cognitive load.
Achieving this requires close collaboration between development, infrastructure, and DevOps roles.
Let’s look at how to organize your code, repositories, and pipelines cleanly based on the architectural reality of what you are deploying.
Core Concepts
