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Pipeline CI / CD

A CI / CD pipeline (Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment) is an automation chain that compiles, tests, and deploys code with every modification, reliably and repeatably.
It allows teams to deliver faster, with fewer errors, by ensuring that at each stage the code is tested and compliant with the company's quality standards.

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The CI / CD pipeline in practice

Why a CI / CD pipeline

  • Detects regressions as early as possible - at each commit.
  • Standardises deployments: reproducible, fast, secure.
  • Allows multiple teams to deliver in parallel without stepping on each other's toes.
  • Reduces the stress of production rollouts.

Typical pipeline stages

  1. Build - compilation, dependencies, lint.
  2. Tests - unit, integration, end-to-end.
  3. Security - dependency analysis (SCA), SAST, secrets scanning.
  4. Artefact preparation - Docker, packages.
  5. Deployment - staging, prod, in blue/green or canary.

Caveats

  • A slow pipeline = lagging branches = conflicts. Ideally keep it under 10 minutes.
  • Tests flaky break confidence: fix them or delete them.
  • Security: never expose a secret in the logs.

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