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Welcome to the latest issue of Linux User & Developer, the UK and America’s favourite Linux and open source magazine. Embracing DevOps practices to speed up your software delivery is far easier than you think. It’s a buzzy term and the definitions can be hazy, but the benefits of this modern, agile way of working improving cohesion between the development and operations teams can’t be ignored. This month, we explain just what DevOps means to you and give you a running start with three core tools: Docker, Puppet and Vagrant. Plus, we show you around the Docker-based distro CoreOS, which makes managing a fleet of containers simple, and we speak to Vagrant creator Mitchell Hashimoto to find out more about HashiCorp’s newest automation software, which is set to replace Vagrant once it matures: Otto. The systems programming and computer science series both continue this month, and there are more great tutorials including a detailed GCC guide and some key tips for getting the perfect Plasma 5 desktop. Over in the Pi section, it’s all about the games this month. As well as the new Pygame Zero library, we’re also playing with FUZE BASIC again plus, you can enter our competition to win a FUZE workstation of your own (page 78). Enjoy the issue! Gavin Thomas, Editor
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