For smaller product, continuous deployment can move at a really fast pace. For larger project, continuous deployment has to have a release and deployment cycle.

For smaller product, continuous deployment can move at a really fast pace. For larger project, continuous deployment has to have a release and deployment cycle. Google I heard does an amazing job at this. If I remember everything I heard from a Google talk, before peer review there is a pre-build/testing process. And while waiting to be reviewed, there should be a build triggered (or the build should sits in a CI queue waiting for testing).