There is a lot of information out there regarding Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD). Multiple blog posts attempt to explain in technical terms what these methodologies do and how they can help your organization. Unfortunately, in several cases, both methodologies are usually associated with specific tools or even vendors. A very common conversation in the company cafeteria may be:
- Do you use Continuous Integration in your team?
- Yes, of course, we use X tool
Let me tell you a little secret. Continuous Integration and Delivery are both development approaches. They are not linked to a specific tool or vendor. Even though there are tools and solutions out there that DO help you with both (like Codefresh), in reality, a company could practice CI/CD using just bash scripts and Perl one-liners (not really practical, but certainly possible).
Therefore, rather than falling into the common trap of explaining CI/CD using tools and technical terms, we will explain CI/CD using what matters most: people!
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