Manual Operations vs Automation

Developers should learn about manual operations to understand foundational IT processes, troubleshoot issues in environments where automation is not feasible, and appreciate the value of automation by experiencing its inefficiencies firsthand meets developers should learn automation to streamline workflows, improve code quality, and accelerate delivery cycles, especially in devops and ci/cd environments. Here's our take.

Manual Operations

Nice Pick

Developers should learn about manual operations to understand foundational IT processes, troubleshoot issues in environments where automation is not feasible, and appreciate the value of automation by experiencing its inefficiencies firsthand

Pros

• It is particularly relevant in legacy systems, small-scale projects, or during initial prototyping where setting up automation may not be cost-effective
• Related to: automation, devops

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Automation

Developers should learn automation to streamline workflows, improve code quality, and accelerate delivery cycles, especially in DevOps and CI/CD environments

Pros

• It is crucial for automating testing (e
• Related to: continuous-integration, continuous-deployment

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Manual Operations if: You want it is particularly relevant in legacy systems, small-scale projects, or during initial prototyping where setting up automation may not be cost-effective and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Automation if: You prioritize it is crucial for automating testing (e over what Manual Operations offers.

The Bottom Line

Manual Operations wins

Developers should learn about manual operations to understand foundational IT processes, troubleshoot issues in environments where automation is not feasible, and appreciate the value of automation by experiencing its inefficiencies firsthand