The document discusses principles of continuous delivery and DevOps. It defines continuous delivery, continuous integration, and DevOps. The goal of continuous delivery is to have software ready for release at any time by building and testing it frequently. DevOps aims to have development and operations teams work together throughout the software lifecycle. The document outlines ingredients for successful continuous delivery like automated testing, version control, and building quality in from the start. It also discusses patterns and anti-patterns for continuous delivery and DevOps.