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H. van MerodeContinuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD)https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9228-0_4

4. Pipeline Design

Henry van Merode1  
(1)
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
 
This chapter covers the following:

  • Why a pipeline design is useful.

  • Basic BPMN 2.0 concepts to model a pipeline flow, with a short BPMN introduction.

  • The Generic CI/CD Pipeline, a blueprint containing the stages a pipeline should consist of.

  • The different stages of the Generic CI/CD Pipeline and their purpose.

  • Design strategies concerning branching, build, test, deployment, and release, and how certain aspects of these strategies affect the design of the pipeline.

  • Why certain aspects ...

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