continuous-integration.md

Continuous Integration

1-minute explainer

Continuous Integration is a practice to integrate changes frequently with the main development line of a project. It is often used in software development with the help of tests.

Rule of thumb: Integrate rather more than less frequently.

Literature:

• 2006: https://martinfowler.com/articles/continuousIntegration.html
• 2010: (GERMAN) https://www.lgohlke.de/download/projects/studienarbeit/Studienarbeit_Gohlke_20042002.pdf
• Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_integration