Formal Change Control vs Continuous Deployment

Developers should use Formal Change Control in environments where changes can have significant consequences, such as in safety-critical systems (e meets developers should learn and use continuous deployment to achieve faster release cycles, reduce human error in deployments, and improve software quality through automated testing. Here's our take.

Formal Change Control

Nice Pick

Developers should use Formal Change Control in environments where changes can have significant consequences, such as in safety-critical systems (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: configuration-management, version-control

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Continuous Deployment

Developers should learn and use Continuous Deployment to achieve faster release cycles, reduce human error in deployments, and improve software quality through automated testing

Pros

• It is particularly valuable for web applications, SaaS products, and microservices architectures where frequent updates are needed to respond to user feedback or market changes
• Related to: continuous-integration, devops

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Formal Change Control if: You want g and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Continuous Deployment if: You prioritize it is particularly valuable for web applications, saas products, and microservices architectures where frequent updates are needed to respond to user feedback or market changes over what Formal Change Control offers.

The Bottom Line

Formal Change Control wins

Developers should use Formal Change Control in environments where changes can have significant consequences, such as in safety-critical systems (e