Could you explain the concept of automated integration and delivery processes in software development?

Automated integration and delivery processes (CI/CD) are practices in software development aimed at frequent and reliable building, testing, and deploying of applications.

CI (Continuous Integration) means that developers regularly (often several times a day) merge their changes into a shared repository. This automatically triggers builds and tests to quickly identify errors.

CD (Continuous Delivery/Deployment) ensures automatic preparation and delivery of new application versions to testing or production environments. This allows for faster release of updates and reduces the risks of manual errors.

Example: when a commit is made to the repository, a pipeline is triggered that builds the project, runs tests, and if everything is successful, automatically deploys the new version to the server or cloud.