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A software delivery pipeline is a structured and automated workflow that enables teams to deliver software faster and more efficiently. It integrates various development, testing, and deployment practices to enhance software quality and reduce time to market.
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A software delivery pipeline automates the path from a code change through verification and packaging to deployment.
The approach was shaped by continuous integration and continuous delivery. Jez Humble and David Farley described Continuous Delivery in 2010 as the ability to release every change reliably and on demand; modern tools implement that idea as a pipeline.
It is an assembly line with quality stations: code is built, tested, packaged, and then released.
Changes pass through automated delivery stages.
Connects build, test, approval, and deployment.
The pipeline shortens feedback cycles and makes delivery repeatable. Automation does not replace good tests or responsible release decisions.
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