When resources are tight, it is important not to waste anything. This is the very foundation of what is called lean manufacturing or just-in-time manufacturing, which more than a few IBM i shops know a thing or two about because this platform has been used for decades by process and discrete manufacturers to automate their businesses.
And now that DevOps has created a flow of code manufacturing, a repository for keeping standardized code parts, and a methodology for controlling the build process and changes to the entire flow to encourage improvement, it is only natural that an important aspect of …
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