CICD stands for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment, which are essential practices in modern software development. Continuous Integration (CI) involves the automation of integrating code changes from multiple contributors into a shared repository. This process typically includes automated builds and tests to ensure that the new code does not break existing functionality. Version control systems like Git are commonly used to manage these changes effectively.

Continuous Delivery (CD) refers to the automated delivery of code to various stages of the development pipeline, such as testing and production. Continuous Deployment takes this a step further by automatically deploying code that passes all automated tests directly to production, eliminating the need for manual intervention. This allows for faster and more reliable software releases, enhancing the overall efficiency of development teams ¹⁴.

The adoption of CICD practices has become increasingly popular as they enable organizations to ship code quickly and maintain high-quality standards, ultimately leading to improved productivity and customer satisfaction ².