Why you should set up CI/CD from day one for your apps

The text discusses the challenges and inefficiencies of traditional software deployment processes and advocates for adopting Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) to streamline these workflows. It highlights how manual deployment can lead to errors, wasted time, and unreliability, using anecdotes from the author's personal experience as a developer. CI/CD is presented as a solution that automates the build and deployment process, thereby reducing human error and ensuring that every deployment is tied to a specific commit hash, which simplifies bug tracking and resolution. The author emphasizes that although setting up CI/CD might seem daunting, its benefits, such as increased reliability and efficiency, far outweigh the initial investment of time and effort. The narrative encourages developers to integrate CI/CD into their workflows to enhance software stability and reduce downtime, noting that many companies still rely on outdated deployment methods despite the advantages of automation.