Automating the CI/CD pipeline

Automating the CI/CD pipeline is about ensuring the code journey – from writing to production – is smooth and efficient. Automating the CI/CD pipeline is like setting up a state-of-the-art bakery where cakes (software) are baked, tested, and delivered with minimal human intervention, ensuring consistency, quality, and speed.

Let’s break down this automation step by step, keeping the explanations simple and using relatable examples.

Source control

All the code resides in a version-controlled repository. When developers make changes, they “commit” them to the repository. At its core, source control is a system that records changes to files (usually code) over time. This allows multiple people to collaborate on a project without stepping on each other’s toes, and it provides a mechanism to revert to a previous version if needed.

Picture a shared digital library. Whenever someone writes a new chapter (code...