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Continuous Delivery (CD) is a software development approach that enables teams to safely and efficiently deploy software changes to production at any time. CD builds on the principles of continuous integration and ensures that the software is always in a deployable state. This is achieved through automated testing, build processes, and deployment pipelines t…
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Continuous Delivery is a software practice in which every change is automatically built, tested, and kept in a releasable state.
The practice grew from the need to reduce the risk of large, infrequent releases through small, frequent, reproducible deliveries. Continuous Delivery principles frame this as automating the complete delivery path.
Picture a conveyor belt: every change passes version control, build, tests, and further quality checks. Only a green result reaches the releasable state; the actual release remains a deliberate business decision.
Automated steps check and package every change.
The main line remains technically ready to release.
Defects become visible close to their change.
Technical readiness is distinct from choosing to release.
Continuous Delivery shortens feedback and reduces release risk. It requires reliable tests, reproducible environments, and small changes; automation alone does not guarantee business quality.
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