102: CumulusCI with David Reed

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">David Reed is an elite member of the technical staff over at Salesforce.org. Today I talk with him about all things CumulusCI, the open source continuous integration engine that they created and support.  Tune in to learn details about how developers can leverage its many features and companion applications.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">David is not only interested in computers but also very into history and classics. He even has a Master’s degree in ancient Greek. Tune in to hear more from him and learn tons of information on CumulusCI.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Highlights:</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How David learned Salesforce.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What he does in his current role.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What drew him to automation and the DevOps cycle.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why CumulusCI can be called portable automation.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why it’s easy to reproduce in Cumulus.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The pain points that it can solve.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tasks that it can automate for both admins and developers.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The advantages of Python.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to layer CumulusCI on top of your current process.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What Program Management Module is.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style