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!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] ([CD] or [Continuous Development]) is a [Software development practice] where code changes are automatically built, tested, and prepared for [Production tier] [release].


[{$pagename}] is part of the [CI]/[CD] Pipeline.

[{$pagename}] is closely related to [Continuous integration] and refers preparation of [software] that passes the automated [Testing]. ([Definition of Done])

&quot;Essentially, it is the practice of releasing every good build to users”, explains Jez Humble, author of [{$pagename}].

By adopting both [Continuous integration] and [{$pagename}], you not only reduce risks and catch [bugs] quickly, but also move rapidly to working software.

With low-risk releases, it is easier and faster to provide [Business value]. This fosters for greater collaboration between [dev] and [Ops], fueling real change in your organization, and turning your release process into a business advantage.

Allow a [Responsive Organizations] to perform [{$pagename}] often using [DevOps] 

!! [{$pagename}] is not [Production tier] [Release]
One misconception about continuous delivery is that it means every change committed is applied to production immediately after passing automated tests. However, the point of [{$pagename}] is not to apply every change to [Production tier] immediately, but to ensure that every change is ready to go to [Production tier].

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[{$pagename}] is a __[Development Team]'s [Definition of Done]__. The decision to move to the [Production tier] is a business decision usually by the [Product Owner]
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[{$pagename}] may be a [Development Team] decision in some environments when release is a [Bounded Context] of a [Software library] not changing the [API] or interface as in [Microservice] [Architecture]

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* [#1] - [Architecting for Continuous Delivery|https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/architecting-continuous-delivery|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2017-07-03 














































































































































































































































































































































































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