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Date Published
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Chris Ward
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1185
Language
English
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Summary

Continuous delivery helps software development teams get their code changes from development to testing, and into the hands of users more quickly by focusing on small, discrete code changes that reflect a particular feature or bug fix. This practice ensures that teams can release software at any time with confidence that their changes are tested and successfully built. The benefits include measurable success, increased user satisfaction, improved mean time to recovery, and better visibility into team progress. To implement continuous delivery effectively, it's essential to choose the right tools, build on a solid base, generate reproducible builds, get feedback from users, and avoid flaky tests. By following these best practices, teams can streamline their development workflow and deliver software faster and more reliably.