Understanding Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Continuous Integration (CI) is a development practice where developers regularly merge their code changes into a central repository, followed by automated builds and tests. Continuous Deployment (CD) automates the release of validated code to production. Together, CI/CD pipelines enable faster, more reliable, and frequent software releases by automating testing and deployment, reducing manual errors and feedback loops. Popular CI/CD tools include Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, and GitHub Actions.