INTRODUCTION
However, a lot of people out there with the intention of massively contributing to its development, which could have influence it greatly, have been left with their vision fading away due to some challenges associated with whatever might be their contribution.
In this publication, a platform with the capability of impacting the development and deployment process, its features, benefits on blockchain technology and some other info about it will be properly and articulately communicated in a very simple language for better understanding.
Current Challenges Of The Development And Deployment Process
In the modern world of software development, it is seen that the processes involved in the development of softwares/applications are
extremely advanced, complex and often time consuming. Many programs make use of multiple layers of applications for the delivery of final products as seen in web, mobile or desktop applications.
Hundreds of builds, tests and other DevOps tasks are being run by large organizations almost everyday just to make sure things are in perfect working position and this is time consuming. Some even go to the extent of investing heavily in their build infrastructure in a bid of making it more efficient, that is; faster and getting results at the same rate which leads to complexity of their DevOps infrastructure. Not only that; a 24/7 maintenance which is done at a highly exorbitant cost, is required. This brings no value to the system.
In a bid of speeding up delivery times and eliminating unnecessary queues, organizations would want to introduce a kind of multitasking into the system. In this way, they would not only want to run multiple pipelines, but also builds and actions within pipelines which requires thorough effort planning and configuring, thereby creating a sort of pressure on the infrastructure. This affects crucial development automation metrics:
• Deployment Frequency
• New Features, Fixes Volume & Customer Ticket Volume
• Time from Development to Deployment (Lead Time)
• Percentage of Failed Deployments
• Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)
• Availability
From Buddy's whitepaper, pg 7-8
Another problem is that associated with the development of smart contract which is not in any way easy for just a mere developer, even for experienced off-chain developers as it requires an intensive understanding of the
Blockchain itself. For instance, once dApps and smart contracts are getting more complex, there is considerable introduction of bugs and some other glitches into the system which could exploited leading to the loss of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies.
A New Dawn
However, the invasion of Buddy into the system would subsequently helps in solving the
Buddy
Buddy is a platform built on the blockchain with the sole aim of making processes involved in the development and deployment of various Apps intended to be built on the blockchain easier and less tedious for developers.
Buddy is equipped with various tools which ensure that developers are able bypass the often tedious and time-consuming aspect of the development process. It also takes good care of the collaboration aspects of the building process.
Let's talk about the tools that make these achievable;
• For Web Developers
DevOps Marketplace
The Buddy ecosystem is incorporated with enough numbers of automation actions(arranged into the pipelines) which will be of great help to users in the software development and deployment processes since it will make building, testing and deploying as easy as it is not expected, even when it comes to complex applications & multi-cloud workflows.
Also, within the DevOps marketplace, web developers are able to get automation scripts either freely or paid and they can submit their scripts to the DevOps marketplace in order to earn some money. Simply put; the automation marketplace is the “Appstore” or “Playstore” for web developers.
To ensure a great level of security, as it has been seen that a high number of currently existing Ethereum smart contracts have been exposed to malicious programs, automating testing and easy plug-ins into any dApps development workflow, would drastically increase the quality and safety of smart contracts. This is what Buddy will provide with the aid of Securify.
Securify is a service provided by Software Reliability Lab, ensuring that Ethereum contracts are properly secured and free from all vulnerabilities. This service is however obtainable without any fee and it is achievable via an automatic analysis of Ethereum contracts.
The incorporation of Securify into DevOps marketplace will ensure that codes of users are free from any malicious programs. Subsequently, the quality of codes will greatly be improved and apps would be deployed at a an unbelievably faster rate since no need for rewriting codes.
Private Automation Code
This enables the creation of a network (GRID) of Buddy instances which support auto-discovery and replication capabilities for a high availability auto-scalable infrastructure for development & deployment automation.
However, Buddy can end instances which are no longer required mainly to keep up with the load on the system and this is possible via the use of integrations with IaaS providers including AWS, google cloud, or any other BUDDY GRIDs that are trusted and provided by BUDDY and/or its certified partners.
For instance
To meet the load demand during the day, Buddy can utilize a user's AWS account to replicate itself outside the private network, and kill those instances once the workday is over - automatically on-the-fly and within set constraints.
Buddy whitepaper, pg 15
Shared Automation GRID
This is a very useful tool for the users when it comes to running instances of a task which demands a lot of resources, but which they have no resources.
However, the Private & Shared Automation Grid can be integrated with each other for an efficiency in the system.
• For Blockchain-Based Projects
BlockchainOps
Buddy's service, just like it is made available to Web developers, it is also made available for the Blockchain developers. Blockchain developers can take advantage of the service to easily design automation pipelines for immediate actions, starting from compilation and tests, to deployments, custom scripts, and dApps monitoring. Tests enssure Apps are free from bugs which could make them vulnerable or susceptible to any malicious act through which they could be exploited; virtually everything is made easy!
dAppOS
dAppOS are ready-to-use development environments made available on the Buddy platform and it is embedded with some basic tools which are usually a mix of front-end &
backend stacks with trust logic residing on a Blockchain, that will be used for the development of Blockchain-based projects like dApps. dAppOS, similarly to Sandboxes, can easily be extended with some supplementary services such as MySQL, Redis, Mongo or Elastic databases.
How dAppOS can be used;
• As a Development, Preview or Staging Environment
dAppOS can be used as a standalone environment basically for development, testing and previews or assigned to a branch which would be updated on every push for collaboration & feedback. In this case, each branch is given its own instance of dAppOS which comes with attached services making it an easy task to get an automated stack with full isolation.
• As Training Tools
dAppOS can also be used for training tools in the case of dApps and smart contracts projects where it serves as a foundation for Blockchain development. Here, programmers are made to focus on the real training rather than wasting their precious time on configuration and all sorts which seem tiring. It makes the whole thing more of fun!
• Sandbox & dAppOS Template Universe
A template is made available available on the Buddy ecosystem which is considered a marketplace for Sandbox & dAppOS developers for a third party solutions. This templates brings about a. great reduction in the challenges associated with testing and experimenting new Blockchain technologies.
• dAppOS Swarms
This is where the Shared Automation Grid will be greatly utilized. Many of the so called decentralized platform are not truly decentralized because most run a lot of nodes in a single DC. However, with this tool, Buddy will ensure thousands of dAppsOS are spun virtually all over the world. The dAppOS swarms will only be made available for the period of task execution which will be done at reduced cost and also more effectively and efficiently.
Distributed Blockchain-as-a-Service
Buddy enables developers to get what they actually need and want. In this sense, they can easily create a new Blockchain of any supported type with a single click. Is is also possible to deploy unlimited Blockchain nodes per Buddy instance for multi or cross-chain applications which could be further extended via the integration of more Buddy Instances from the Shared Automation GRID.
Also, BuddyAll these tools coupled together will ensure that all development and deployment processes are made as simple as ABC and more of a fun! This however, will greatly attract more developers to switch over to the blockchain technology, hence, bringing about a great revolutionary change.
Influence Of Buddy On The blockchain technology
Even with the current state of the Blockchain technology, its importance in the various few sectors and how it has been used to revolutionize those areas is self-evident.
With Buddy on ground, it is time to say a bye bye to the problem of adoption since a whole lot of new development will come into play by a number of talented developers whose work has been made simpler and easier and people will want to make use of the blockchain as new solutions are being provided.
Also, Buddy will indirectly influence the price of cryptocurrencies due to its ability to bring about mass adoption of the blockchain by various sectors. This is possible to happen as illustrated below using the principle of supply and demand;
Supply and demand could be considered the amount of goods and services available for purchase compared to the amount of goods and services people are willing to purchase. This implies that; the lesser the amount of goods and services available, the higher the price. In cryptocurrency this simply means that the amount of a certain coin available to be mined versus the demand for this coin will affect the price of that coin.
For example, Bitcoin has a whole unit of 21 million which can be divided 100 million times. However, the adoption of it by 1 billion people, will result in a significant increase of the price per coin so as to meet the demand.
This is what will be the implication of Buddy on the blockchain technology.
Benefits Of The Buddy Platform
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• Since development and deployment processes are automated, time wasting is significantly reduced as there is no need of writing any forms of codes and other things automated.
• A reduced number of resources are only required by Buddy as compared to other supercomputers. This is because buddy already have virtually all required tools incorporated into their ecosystem.
• Interestingly, users of the platform are fully in control with the private automation grid.
• With the shared automation grid, virtually all projects can be executed on the platform.
• No need for any special experience as the platform is simple and easy to navigate. Inexperienced users will greatly benefit from this.
• With the training tools, one can easily learn from the platform.
• Lastly, there are numerous opportunities available depending on how users explore the platform.
Use Cases
• Case 1
In the case whereby an individual, either being an experienced programmer or not, wants to develop a new blockchain Apps/Software. Doing this by going through the hurdles of writing codes will be time-wasting. However, if he decides to make use of the Buddy services like using the automated scripts for the development process, it will save him a whole lot of time and he is able This greatly prevents her from wasting time, and she finishes her project quickly.
• Case 2
Another scenario where Buddy is is applicable is in the creation of premium automated scripts by a programmers which can be placed on the DevOps marketplace where he can easily eaen himself some cool cash.
BUD-Token
BUD is an utility token which is based on Ethereum (ERC20). This token brings together or connects developers, experts and users, both SMB and enterprise, for a safer and faster shipping of applications which are of better quality.
The token will be used as a means of purchase
With this token, a powerful positive feedback can be created which expose loops that can disturb the whole market.
Objectives Of The Use Of Token
• To ensure transparency and security for the system’s participants
• To provide a true & powerful utility
• To develop strong economic incentives
• To enhance the platform with the network ownership effect
• To stand as a source of governance
From Buddy's whitepaper, pg 38
Roadmap
The roadmap will serve as a means of reference for the Buddy team.
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Summary & Conclusion
With the level of stress and hurdles web developers and the associates have to go through before a successful task can be done, it can be said that a lot of them are being discouraged to contribute to the developments of blockchain technology even though they are overwhelmed with great ideas which will aid fast growth of the technology. However, the invasion of Buddy in this area will help them by making things easier as they don't have to go through the hurdles they will necessary undergo in the current process.
A success of this project will mean a great revolution to the development and deployment process which indirectly contribute to te growth of blockchain and the value of the associated cryptocurrency. Obviously, Buddy is the way!!!
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