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 the process of developer working copies being 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 that are being made.
CD is the process of getting changes that developers make to the software into production, regularly and safely, in a sustainable way. So, it is the process of taking...