Understanding continuous integration and continuous deployment
In this section, we’ll introduce you to the world of CI and CD, two core practices in DevOps that help automate and streamline the development process. DevOps is a portmanteau of Development and Operations. It represents a set of practices that bring together software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality. Essentially, DevOps is about breaking down the silos between development and operations teams to enhance collaboration and productivity.
While this book isn’t focused on DevOps, it’s essential to understand how CI/CD can benefit your NestJS applications, especially after deploying them in the previous chapter.
Continuous integration
CI refers to the automated process of frequently merging code changes from various contributors into a central repository throughout the day. The goal of CI is...