What should a pipeline do?
Understand the concept
A delivery pipeline turns source changes into a verified, versioned artifact and releases it through controlled environments. Each step should provide evidence that the next step is safe and reproducible. Promoting the same artifact avoids rebuilding slightly different software for each environment.
Important ideas
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Install reproducible dependencies, then lint, type-check, test and build.
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Scan where appropriate and create a versioned artifact/image.
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Promote the same artifact through environments, with health checks and a rollback plan.
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Keep migrations, environment configuration and health verification explicit in the release sequence.
Can you explain it without the notes?
What should a pipeline do?
Use your own words. Explain an example and one limitation before checking the explanation.
Check your explanation
A delivery pipeline turns source changes into a verified, versioned artifact and releases it through controlled environments. Each step should provide evidence that the next step is safe and reproducible. Promoting the same artifact avoids rebuilding slightly different software for each environment.
Turn this concept into a clear answer.
- Describe what blocks a release, where credentials are scoped and how the exact deployed version is identified.
Adapted from 09_TESTING_GIT_DOCKER_CLOUD.md · “What should a pipeline do?”. Examples are study fragments; framework behavior can depend on your version.