(CI/CD) ​ Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery

Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) is a development approach where code is continuously tested, integrated and delivered to reduce risk and increase quality. At Softhouse, CI/CD helps teams deliver value faster and more reliably.

Continuous Integration (CI) is about merging code changes from multiple developers frequently – often multiple times a day. Each integration is verified through automated tests and build processes.

Continuous Delivery (CD) takes it a step further: every change that passes the CI pipeline’s checks is ready to be deployed to production, whenever needed.

The goal?

Faster feedback, less risk, higher quality – and more time to create real value.

Continuous Delivery in 5 minutes

Why CI/CD Matters

In a world where requirements change faster than sprint lengths get shorter, CI/CD is what:

• Provides predictable quality
• Shortens time from idea to delivery
• Strengthens team collaboration
• Makes feedback fast and concrete
• Reduces risk during releases

In short: it turns code into a real business tool, not a bottleneck.

How CI/CD works

Continuous Integration

We build and test all code changes automatically — right when they are pushed to the repository:

• Automated build process is triggered
• Automated tests are run
• Fewer conflicts and faster bug fixes
• Continuous Delivery

Once code is verified through CI:

• It is automatically packaged
• It is made ready for distribution
• Environments like staging/operation are updated with minimal manual intervention

People, not processes, decide when to go live

CI/CD pipelines in practice

A typical pipeline at our company looks like this:

Integrerat med Softhouse Ways of Working

På Softhouse bygger vi CI/CD på samma värderingar som allt annat vi gör:
Team, mod, enkelhet, passion (TEMP).

Team: Vi bygger pipelines tillsammans med teamet, inte som en “extern funktion”.
Mod: Vi vågar automatisera, refaktorera och testa tidigt.
Enkelhet: Vi strävar alltid efter tydliga, återanvändbara pipelines snarare än komplexa skript.
Passion: Vi älskar att se kod som gör nytta – hela vägen till användaren.

Tools We Like

We are fundamentally tool agnostic – it’s the pattern, not the brand, that matters – but here are some tools that often appear in our projects:

• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD
• Bitbucket Pipelines
• Jenkins
• Azure DevOps
• Docker & Kubernetes for container-driven CD

Pipelines and tools are always chosen based on the needs of the project, the team’s experience, and the goal of the delivery.

Best Practices for CI/CD

Commit often: smaller changes = lower risk

Automate everything you can: tests, builds, deploy

Build pipeline feedback quickly: the team sees results immediately

Version everything: even pipelines and configurations

Test in production: like environments – as close to reality as possible

We have guides, guides and resources in our Knowledge Hub – or we’d be happy to talk about how CI/CD can help your team “code the future”.