How staging environments drive safer experimentation in web development

A staging environment serves as a pre-production version of a website, allowing developers to make and test changes securely without affecting the live site. It is an access-restricted platform where only the development team can experiment with new features and conduct integration and performance tests. This environment mirrors the production environment, enabling developers to perform quality assurance tests and user acceptance testing in a setting that resembles the live site. By using a staging environment, developers can reduce the risk of introducing errors into the production environment and ensure that updates function correctly before being published. It also facilitates collaboration among team members, allowing them to view and resolve merge conflicts before changes are pushed to the live site.