Continuous delivery and Continuous deployment
Continuous delivery is an approach that focuses on keeping software in a releasable condition at all times during its lifecycle. It takes continuous integration to the next level by deploying all code changes to a testing environment and/or a production environment after the build stage.
When continuous delivery is implemented properly, it enables push-button deployments on-demand provides fast, automated feedback on a system’s production readiness. Also, prioritization keeps software releasable/deployable over working on new features.
Continuous Delivery Benefits:
- Reduces the cost, time, and risk of delivering incremental changes
- Find and Address Bugs Quicker
- Improves team productivity.
“In order for you to keep up with customer demand, you need to create a deployment pipeline. You need to get everything in version control. You need to automate the entire environment creation process. You need a deployment pipeline where you can create test and production environments, and then deploy code into them, entirely on demand.”
— Erik to Grasshopper, The Phoenix Project
Continuous deployment goes a step further by eliminating the requirement for manual intervention. Continuous deployment is the natural outcome of continuous delivery done well.
Continuous deployment is a software development approach in which code changes to an application are deployed into the production environment automatically. A number of predefined tests drive this automation. When new updates pass those tests, the system automatically distributes them to software users.
In summary, continuous delivery refers to the ability to release any version at any time on any platform, whereas continuous deployment refers to the ability to deploy continuously. Both demand an agile process that allows you to work on modest, frequent modifications while receiving feedback. Both need you to keep learning and improving on your previous work. Both of these things necessitate open communication throughout the process. accomplishment implies that you will be able to provide needed value to your clients in the end.
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