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Published inMar 2024
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Eric Chapman
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Eric Chapman

Eric Chapman holds the position of Senior Delivery and Engineering Manager at a leading retailer in home improvement and trade in Australia and New Zealand. He primarily oversees integration, encompassing platforms such as API Gateway, EventMesh, authorization systems, developer portals, and extract, transform and load (ETL) platforms. Eric leads a team with a broad range of responsibilities and skills, overseeing all business areas. Previously, Eric and his team were instrumental in designing and developing an in-house point-of-sale system. This singular application accommodated four countries' tax and auditing requirements, supported multiple payment processing gateways, and incorporated a range of unique market-leading features.
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Closing off this chapter, we’ve covered key strategies for quickly and effectively launching projects in today’s rapid software development landscape. The primary focus has been on the GitHub repository_dispatch event, an essential tool for initiating and onboarding projects quickly and efficiently.

We delved into a template-based approach for kickstarting new products within an organization. This method is more than just a way to start projects; it offers the flexibility to include additional tools as needed, making it a versatile solution for various project requirements. We then created a kickstarter workflow to demonstrate how to do this. We also briefly explored the role of internal developer portals and other related use cases, highlighting their contribution to a more efficient project onboarding process.

In the next chapter, we’ll look over housekeeping tips for your organization and how we can make things easier to find through further extensions...

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Published in: Mar 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781805128625

Author (1)

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Eric Chapman

Eric Chapman holds the position of Senior Delivery and Engineering Manager at a leading retailer in home improvement and trade in Australia and New Zealand. He primarily oversees integration, encompassing platforms such as API Gateway, EventMesh, authorization systems, developer portals, and extract, transform and load (ETL) platforms. Eric leads a team with a broad range of responsibilities and skills, overseeing all business areas. Previously, Eric and his team were instrumental in designing and developing an in-house point-of-sale system. This singular application accommodated four countries' tax and auditing requirements, supported multiple payment processing gateways, and incorporated a range of unique market-leading features.
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