A pipeline is a sequence of automated operations that usually represents a part of software delivery and the quality assurance process. It can be simply seen as a chain of scripts providing the following additional benefits:
- Operation grouping: Operations are grouped together into stages (also known as gates or quality gates) that introduce a structure into the process and clearly defines the rule: if one stage fails, no further stages are executed
- Visibility: All aspects of the process are visualized, which help in quick failure analysis and promotes team collaboration
- Feedback: Team members learn about any problems as soon as they occur, so they can react quickly
The concept of pipelining is similar for most Continuous ...