This lesson provides an in-depth exploration of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD), essential practices in modern software development and DevOps workflows. It begins by explaining the significance of CI/CD in ensuring efficient, reliable, and consistent software development and delivery processes. You’ll learn how CI focuses on integrating code changes into a shared repository, triggering automated builds and tests to detect and address issues early in the development cycle.
The lesson then transitions to Continuous Delivery, where you’ll understand how it builds on CI by automating the deployment process, enabling teams to deliver new features, updates, and bug fixes to production environments swiftly and securely. Concepts like pipeline stages, version control integration, and deployment automation will be covered, along with their role in minimizing manual interventions and reducing deployment risks.
Real-world examples and best practices will demonstrate how CI/CD fosters collaboration between development and operations teams, reduces lead time, and ensures high-quality software releases. By the end of the lesson, you will have a comprehensive understanding of how CI/CD pipelines work, their benefits, and how to implement them effectively to streamline your development workflows and achieve faster, more reliable software delivery.