CI/CD

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In software engineering, CI/CD or CICD is the combined practices of continuous integration (CI) and either continuous delivery or continuous deployment (CD).

CI/CD bridges the gaps between development and operation activities and teams by enforcing automation in building, testing and deployment of applications. The process contrasts with traditional methods where all updates were integrated into one large batch before rolling out the newer version. Modern day DevOps practices involve continuous development, continuous testing, continuous integration, continuous deployment and continuous monitoring of software applications throughout its development life cycle. The CI/CD practice, or CI/CD pipeline, forms the backbone of modern day DevOps operations.

Further reading

• What Is CI/CD? — Definition
• CI/CD explained
• A new metamodel approach of CI/CD applied to Internet of Things Ecosystem
• A Brief Survey of Current Software Engineering Practices in Continuous Integration and Automated Accessibility Testing