Getting from XKCD 1296 to Automated Versioning in the Pipeline

CI/CD is more than just automating the build. It is about consuming change and releasing meaningful and reproducible software bound to the automation in your pipeline. Hands off release automation begins with the commit. In this presentation we will start, in some ways where my previous presentation on GitLab CI/CD left off and we take a deep dive to look at how mixed technology tooling can improve you and your team's commit habits, providing meaningful and semantic messages to enable end-to-end automation.

Agenda:
06:00 - 06:10 Welcome & Networking
06:10 - 06:15 Announcements
06:15 - 07:15 Main presentation
07:15 - 07:25 Q&A
07:25 - 07:30 Wrap-up

Speaker: Tim Stone
Senior Solution Architect at Kinsale Insurance with 25 years of experience in web application and API delivery enabling business objectives. Tim's diverse management and technology implementation background includes advanced Cloud and Serverless implementation that specializes in the implementation of open source tools, operating systems, development tools, web accessibility and usability in a REST API-driven, HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript, mobile ready, business environment and a commitment to the same with contributions. Tim was recently named a GitLab Hero and Notable Contributor for his collaboration with globally dispersed teams improving GitLab's DevSecOps platform for Maven.

Special thanks to Kinsale Insurance for sponsoring the event and providing us with refreshments.

Directions to Kinsale Insurance
Our address is 2035 Maywill Street, Richmond, VA 23230. Please make sure to put this address into your GPS. When you arrive, please feel free to park in our company parking deck (you will see the deck attached to an apartment complex called Tapestry West).

From Route 64 West:

• Take exit 185 to merge onto US-33 E towards Staples Mill Rd. Merge onto Staples Mill Rd.
• Continue on Staples Mill Rd for 1.6 miles. Turn left onto Thalbro St. and continue for 0.3 miles.
• Turn right onto Maywill St. and make the first left onto Kinsale Way.
• You will see the Kinsale Building (picture below) on the left and Tapestry West on your right followed by our parking deck.

From Route 64 East:

• Take exit 185B to merge onto US-33 E towards Staples Mill Rd. Merge onto Staples Mill Rd.
• Continue on Staples Mill Rd for 1.6 miles.
• Turn left onto Thalbro St. and continue for 0.3 miles.
• Turn right onto Maywill St. and make the first left onto Kinsale Way.
• You will see the Kinsale Building (picture below) on the left and Tapestry West on your right followed by our parking deck.

From W Broad Street from Uptown:

• Turn left on the Maywill St. just past Cook Out and before Lidl.
• Continue on Maywill St. for 0.3 miles and turn right onto Kinsale Way.
• You will see the Kinsale Building (picture below) on the left and Tapestry West on your right followed by our parking deck.

From W Broad Street from Downtown:

• Turn right onto Maywill St. just past Lidl and before Cook Out.
• Continue on Maywill St. for 0.3 miles and turn right onto Kinsale Way.
• You will see the Kinsale Building (picture below) on the left and Tapestry West on your right followed by our parking deck.