CI/CD Overview
In this lesson, we’ll learn how Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment accelerate software development and delivery through automated workflows.
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CI/CD is a modern approach to software development and delivery that enables continuous feedback and rapid iteration.
Continuous Integration (CI) is the practice of automatically integrating code from multiple developers into a shared repository several times a day. In AWS, CI ensures that every integration is verified by an automated build and test, typically using tools like AWS CodeBuild and GitHub.
Continuous Delivery (CD) builds on CI by automatically preparing and validating code changes for deployment to staging or production environments. This stage emphasizes test automation and environment parity to ensure release readiness.
Continuous Deployment, an extension of CD, goes a step further by automatically releasing every validated change into production. AWS supports this through services like AWS CodeDeploy, allowing seamless integration between testing and deployment.
These practices reduce manual errors, improve deployment speed, and make application behavior predictable across environments in AWS-based development.
CI/CD benefits and AWS services
CI/CD pipelines empower developers to deliver software faster, reduce bugs in production, and respond quickly to customer needs. In the AWS context, these benefits are magnified through scalable and fully managed services. ...