CI/CD for Modern Applications: From Manual Deployments to Reliable Delivery Pipelines (opens in new tab)

Last year my team had a production incident because someone manually deployed without running tests. The fix took 47 minutes. That's when I realized: CI/CD isn't about automation — it's about controlling risk in software delivery. In this article, you'll learn how to design reliable pipelines for frontend (React/Next.js) and backend systems, including: Artifact strategies and reproducible builds Testing pyramid (unit, integration, contract, e2e) Safe database migrations Production observabili...