Continuous Integration

About CI

Continuous integration (CI) is a software engineering practice in which isolated changes are immediately tested and reported on when they are added to a larger code base.

Flow Diagram of CI

Benefits of Continuous Integration

• Say goodbye to long and tense integrations
• Increase visibility which enables greater communication
• Catch issues fast and nip them in the bud
• Spend less time debugging and more time adding features
• Proceed in the confidence you’re building on a solid foundation
• Stop waiting to find out if your code’s going to work
• Reduce integration problems allowing you to deliver software more rapidly

Goal of Continuous Integration(CI)

The goal of CI is to provide rapid feedback so that if a defect is introduced into the code base, it can be identified and corrected as soon as possible. Continuous integration software tools can be used to automate the testing and build a document trail.