Introduction to Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD)

Automating Software Delivery

The DevOps philosophy bridges the gap between software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops). At its core is the CI/CD pipeline, a series of steps that must be performed in order to deliver a new version of software rapidly and safely.

The Pipeline Explained

Continuous Integration (CI): The practice of frequently merging code changes into a central repository, where automated builds and tests are run. This prevents the "integration hell" that happens when people wait until the end of a project to merge.

Continuous Deployment (CD): The process that automatically deploys all code changes to a testing and/or production environment after the build stage. This ensures that you can release new features to your customers quickly and in a sustainable way.