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  CI/CD Pipeline Explained: From Code Commit to Production Deployment 📅 Published: June 2026 ⏱️ Estimated Reading Time: 20 minutes 🏷️ Tags: CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, DevOps, Automation Introduction: What is CI/CD? CI/CD stands for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (or Continuous Deployment). It is the backbone of modern software development, enabling teams to ship code faster, more reliably, and with less manual work. Think of CI/CD as an assembly line for software. Just as a car assembly line moves a car through stations where robots install parts, test quality, and prepare for shipping, a CI/CD pipeline moves code through automated stages where it is tested, built, and deployed. Without CI/CD: Developers merge code manually, hoping nothing breaks Tests run on someone's laptop, not consistently Deployments happen on Friday afternoons (everyone's favorite) Rollbacks involve searching for old files and praying With CI/CD: Every code change runs th...