Getting started with CI and CD

In this section, we'll start by understanding what CI and CD are before making a change in our frontend code to allow the frontend tests to work in CI. Then, we'll create our Azure Devops project, which will host our build and release pipelines.

Understanding CI and CD

CI is when developer working copies are merged to a shared master branch of code in a source code system several times a day, automatically triggering what is called a build. A build is the process of automatically producing all the artifacts that are required to successfully deploy, test, and run our production software. The benefit of CI is that it automatically gives the team feedback on the quality of the changes...