Application development

After reading this section the user should have a firm grasp of the concepts of Variant, the development and release process and an understanding of Y# YAML development language. The main areas that will be covered are:

• The anatomy of a Variant application: Here we'll look at the file structure and constituent parts of a Variant application. This will include the core concepts of the YAML development language such as connectors, endpoints, pipes and strategies.
• Y#: the variant development language: This section provides a look at the syntax and workings of the YAML development language and explains how to perform common programming tasks such as iteration, program flow, exceptions handling, substitutions, etc.
• Instrumentation, logging and debugging applications: This section shows how to implement instrumentation and logging your applications to aid with debugging and cross process tracing.