It should be a pure business decision whether to release a build, or not. Automated, manual, and acceptance tests are all built into the pipeline so that when a build exits the pipeline, it is ready to be released.
What is Continuous Delivery? A development pipeline in which every release can potentially be deployed and released to end users.Every time changes are merged is an “integration.” What is Continuous Integration? The software development practice of merging the latest code changes with the main branch as often as possible.Before we begin, let’s clarify three key terms: Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and “the other CD”, Continuous Deployment: