Back

Explore Courses Blog Tutorials Interview Questions
+1 vote
2 views
in DevOps and Agile by (1.5k points)

I have noticed that Jenkins is having two(at least) orchestration options.

  • BuildFlow,
  • WorkFlow - which is otherwise called the Pipeline.

I did find the BuildFlow first, and have implemented one orchestration job around it which works 'okay-ish' for the needs we were having. What are the advantages by switching to the Pipeline? My insights for switching are :

  • Pro - The project would be more active when compared to the Build Flow
  • Con - I find the DSL a little complex.
closed

1 Answer

+1 vote
by (7.5k points)
selected by
 
Best answer

Workflow ( Pipeline) is a plugin that is largely based on the concepts from the BuildFlow plugin.  It can be inferred from the (read-only) wiki notes , one could say that the Pipeline will be the future of BuildFlow. According to Cloudbees, Workflow is considered as a strategic initiative at core for Jenkins 2.0, and would become a front and center initiative soon.

To sum up, both are plugins of Jenkins and I'd switch to the WorkFlow for being ahead of the curve.

To game up your Jenkins skills' , you can checkout this Jenkins tutorial.

Browse Categories

...