There is a tendency for those of a technical nature to automate everything they touch, such as the automated building of an engineer's workstation, automated building of software, and automated switching on of the coffee machine when the office lights come on. This is nothing new and there is nothing wrong with this approach as long as the process is repeatable and provides consistent results. If the results are not consistent, others will be reluctant to use the automation you spent many hours, days, or weeks pulling together.
When it comes to CD and DevOps, the same approach should apply, especially when you're looking at tooling. You need to trust the results that you are getting time and time again.
Some believe that internal tooling and labor-saving solutions or processes that aren't out in the hostile customer world don&apos...