Understanding CI/CD and design patterns

In this section, we will start with the basic definition and purpose of CI/CD, and their related processes, practices, and tools. The most widely referred definition of CD is provided by Jez Humble (and can be found at https://continuousdelivery.com/):

“Continuous Delivery is the ability to get the changes of all types of new features, config changes, bug fixes, and experiments into production or into the hands of the user safely and quickly in a sustainable way.”

According to the CD Foundation, continuous integration is defined as follows (which can be found at https://bestpractices.cd.foundation/learn/ci/):

“Continuous Integration, the CI in CI/CD, is the practice of combining code changes frequently where each change is verified on check-in.”

Over time, CI/CD practices and their application have evolved, providing practitioner tools to implement CI/CD efficiently. The evolution has also resulted in exponential...