Branching Patterns: Continuous Integration
Martin Fowler
APRIL 29, 2020
Continuous Integration: Developers do mainline integration as soon as they have a healthy commit they can share, usually less than a day's work.
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A major revision of Continuous Integration
Martin Fowler
JANUARY 18, 2024
At the turn of the century, I was lucky to involved in several projects that developed the practice of Continuous Integration. I wrote up our lessons from this work in article on my website, where it continues to be a oft-referenced resource for this important practice.
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Branching Patterns: Comparing Feature Branching and Continuous Integration
Martin Fowler
APRIL 30, 2020
Feature Branching appears to be the most common branching strategy in the industry at the moment, but there is a vocal group of practitioners who argue that Continuous Integration is usually a superior approach.
Earthly wants to reinvent continuous integration to make it faster and cheaper
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Continuous integration and continuous delivery, aka CI/CD, is a modern development concept where code is being constantly updated and delivered to a central repository, rather than waiting for a set of features to be completed and releasing it all at once. He says he started his company to solve these problems.
The AI Superhero Approach to Product Management
Speaker: Conrado Morlan
The Future of Product Management 🔮 How to continuously integrate AI into your work to stay ahead of emerging trends and technologies. Saving the Day 🏆 Case studies demonstrating how successful AI implementation can solve common product management challenges and provide data-driven insights.
Modernizing Continuous Integration
DevOps.com
JUNE 3, 2021
In the duality of continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), CI focuses on build automation. The post Modernizing Continuous Integration appeared first on DevOps.com. Leveraging CI practices for software delivery is normal for most organizations and can be seen as a solved problem.
Reimagining CI/CD: AI-Engineered Continuous Integration
DevOps.com
JULY 5, 2023
AI has the potential to greatly improve the efficiency, accuracy and effectiveness of DevOps continuous integration (CI) practices.
The Fallacy of Continuous Integration, Delivery and Testing
DevOps.com
APRIL 20, 2023
We know that continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) have become a DevOps best practice. And many have learned that by adding continuous testing (CT), they can create a virtuous loop, ensuring perpetual code quality and security. They’re not wrong.
We're moving continuous integration back to developer machines
David Heinemeier Hansson
APRIL 29, 2024
Between running Rubocop style rules, Brakeman security scans, and model-controller-system tests, it takes our remote BuildKite-based continuous integration setup about 5m30s to verify a code change is ready to ship for HEY. My Intel 14900K-based Linux box can do that in less than half the time (and my M3 Max isn't that much slower!).
What is CI/CD? Continuous integration and continuous delivery explained
InfoWorld
APRIL 1, 2024
Continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD), also known as CI/CD, embodies a culture and set of operating principles and practices that application development teams use to deliver code changes both more frequently and more reliably. What does CI/CD stand for? CI/CD is a best practice for devops teams.
What Is CI/CD? Beginner’s Guide To Continuous Integration and Deployments
Dzone - DevOps
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
CI/CD Explained CI/CD stands for continuous integration and continuous deployment and they are the backbone of modern-day DevOps practices. CI/CD is the process that allows software to be continuously built, tested, automated, and delivered in a continuous cadence. What Is Continuous Integration?
Continuous Integration in AWS Using Jenkins Pipelines: Best Practices and Strategies
Dzone - DevOps
MAY 3, 2023
The concept of continuous integration becomes relevant at this point. The ability to monitor and analyze the entire process is critical for identifying any potential issues and implementing effective corrective measures.
CI/CD Pipelines in the Cloud: How Cloud Hosting Is Accelerating Software Delivery
Dzone - DevOps
OCTOBER 14, 2024
In the fast-evolving world of software engineering, one of the most transformative innovations is the combination of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) pipelines with cloud hosting.
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Incredibuild Acquires Garden to Streamline Continuous Integration
DevOps.com
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Founded in 2018, Garden has been primarily focused on eliminating bottlenecks within continuous integration (CI) pipelines that slow the pace of application development and waste […]
AI as a catalyst for ESG: Empowering CIOs to drive sustainable innovation
CIO
OCTOBER 10, 2024
As businesses continue integrating ESG into their core strategies, the companies that successfully leverage AI, genAI and blockchain will achieve their sustainability goals and position themselves as leaders in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.
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Continuous integration at your fingertips
Ruby on Rails
MARCH 13, 2025
Hi, its Claudio Baccigalupo. Lets explore this weeks changes in the Rails codebase. Structured CI with bin/ci Introduce bin/ci to standardize CI workflows based on a new DSL for declaring workflow steps in config/ci.rb. bin/ci runs your all tests, linters, and security scanners.
Waldo raises $15 million for its automated mobile testing service
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
It then seamlessly integrates in your continuous integration (CI) pipeline. Tests are triggered directly from your continuous integration workflow, which means that your app is automatically sent to Waldo when you commit some new lines of code to your Git repository.
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Singapore-based caregiving startup Homage raises $30M Series C
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
The new funding will be used to develop Homage’s technology, continue integrating with aged and disability care payer and provider infrastructure and speed-up its regional expansion through partnerships with hospitals and care providers. Homage currently operates in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia.
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7 trends changing continuous delivery and release automation
TechBeacon
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Many teams have moved their software delivery pipelines to some form of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). Some are moving to a fully automated delivery process, while others are still considering and planning for the switch.
The hyperactive open banking market of Latin America: How the region is being APIfied
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 15, 2021
With LatAm businesses and startups continuously integrating with new-age platforms and services, adopting an API-driven transformation strategy has become essential – as a result, the entire financial system is being “APIfied.”.
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7 Popular Open Source CI/CD Tools
DevOps.com
APRIL 11, 2021
It focuses on integration of development and operations teams, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) and automation of tasks and processes. DevOps is a software development strategy that incorporates agile practices for fast, efficient product creation and release.
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8 Security Considerations for CI/CD
DevOps.com
JULY 7, 2021
In the software development enterprise, CI/CD refers to the combined practices of continuous integration and either continuous delivery or continuous deployment. How do you maintain quality and security with frequent deployments?
Building Azure DevOps CI Pipelines for SPFx
Perficient
DECEMBER 30, 2024
This blog offers a comprehensive guide to setting up Continuous Integration (CI) in Azure DevOps to automate the integration of SharePoint Framework (SPFx) code by leveraging Azure DevOps pipelines.
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A startup’s guide to software delivery
TechCrunch
JUNE 28, 2021
One place you can invest without overdoing it is in continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD). Building a company is all about execution, so get the tools you need to execute consistently and put the rest on hold. While you’re trying to find product-market fit, learning fast is the name of the game.
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Discover the SaaS Stage at Disrupt 2023
TechCrunch
APRIL 6, 2023
It gave rise to the idea of continuous integration and delivery, now that you don’t have to ship shrink-wrap boxes with updates. The concept has changed the way consumers and — maybe even more importantly — businesses interact with their software tools and customers.
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5 CI/CD challenges—and how to solve them
TechBeacon
JULY 22, 2021
While the practice of CI/CD (or continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment) is not new, the ways to implement it continue to evolve along with cloud-native architecture, site reliability engineering, and DevOps.
CircleCI Integrates CI/CD Platform With GitLab
DevOps.com
JULY 27, 2022
CircleCI today announced it has integrated its continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform with a rival software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering from GitLab. Other capabilities include the ability to access testing capabilities […].
CircleCI Adds Free Unlimited Access Tier to CI/CD Service
DevOps.com
JANUARY 21, 2022
CircleCI has added a free unlimited access tier to its continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform. Those capabilities include up to 6,000 build minutes per month, […].
Bliki: PullRequest
Martin Fowler
JANUARY 28, 2021
Pull requests have become widely used in software development, but critics are concerned by the addition of integration friction which can prevent continuous integration. While pull requests are built for Feature Branches, teams can use them within a Continuous Integration environment.
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A Concise Guide to DevSecOps and Their Importance in CI/CD Pipeline
Dzone - DevOps
AUGUST 4, 2022
Leveraging continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), many businesses today automate the software development life cycle. Continuous delivery automates the entire software release process up to production, whereas continuous integration produces and tests code automatically.
Bitrise grabs $60M to keep companies updated with constantly changing mobile requirements
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
In addition to hiring, the new capital will enable Bitrise to expand its product so that developers can more easily operate in the continuous integration and delivery space and have better observability into the full DevOps lifecycle.
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GitHub Previews Free CI/CD Migration Tool Due in 2023
DevOps.com
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
The tools will automate migrations from legacy continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform to GitHub Actions. At its GitHub Universe event, GitHub today unveiled a bevy of updates to its cloud service, including a forthcoming set of migration tools.
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CDF Report Reveals Lack of DevOps Maturity
DevOps.com
MAY 8, 2023
A global survey of nearly 26,000 DevOps professionals published today by the Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) at the cdCon + GitOpsCon event found 84% of respondents are involved in some type of DevOps activity.
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Harness releases open version of continuous delivery product with access to source code
TechCrunch
JANUARY 19, 2022
In 2020, the company made its first foray into open source when it bought continuous integration tool Drone. Today, they embraced openness further with the release of a free and open version of the company’s continuous delivery product.
A Vine mess: The choice between rebooting and reviving old software
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
A lot has changed since the time that blog was written: The world was pre-agile, pre-cloud, and pre-continuous-integration. I’m indebted to Joel Spolsky for his April 2000 article on the subject. Vine itself is probably showing its age as well.
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DevOps demands quality engineering. Is your team ready?
TechBeacon
MARCH 2, 2021
For DevOps teams, quality assurance isn’t enough: You need to up your game to quality engineering if you expect to increase velocity and improve quality through continuous integration.
How do you select the right tech stack?
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 19, 2021
Choosing a good CI/CD (continuous integration and continuous delivery) framework can help you release updates more frequently. For instance, if you choose to work with a popular framework, it’ll be easier to find engineers to join your team, and the learning curve will be easier for your existing developers.
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Enhancing Your Company’s DevEx With CI/CD Strategies
DevOps.com
JUNE 27, 2024
A company can improve its developer experience (DevEx) by tweaking its continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) process.
Continuous Delivery Challenge Looms Large in 2022
DevOps.com
JANUARY 12, 2022
As 2022 kicks off, it’s becoming apparent that the major DevOps challenge organizations will face is mastering best practices that enable continuous delivery. The post Continuous Delivery Challenge Looms Large in 2022 appeared first on DevOps.com. However, less than one in […].
Embrace Change in Production to Improve MTTR
DevOps.com
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
When done right, more frequent deployments allow teams to continuously improve their products or services while making it easier to manage the effects of the change. One way to do this is with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD). CI/CD helps to reduce the risks to each build […].
Integrating Lighthouse Test Automation Into Your CI/CD Pipeline
Dzone - DevOps
JANUARY 1, 2025
When integrated into continuous integration workflows, Google Lighthouse provides consistent, objective measurements of web application performance. This integration enables teams to catch performance regressions before they impact users.
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4 steps to connect change management and DevOps
CIO
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
By cross-training operations and engineering, development teams can move faster through better collaboration, making continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) a reality for organizations. Comprehensive testing includes unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, and performance testing.
CircleCI Will Use AI to Increase Collective DevOps Intelligence
DevOps.com
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
CircleCI has committed to adding additional collective intelligence capabilities to its continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform that will leverage machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize application development and delivery.
A Closer Look at Azure DevOps
DevOps.com
MARCH 18, 2022
Like most continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platforms, it provides features such as version control, reporting, project management, automated builds, and testing. Microsoft’s Azure DevOps Server is emerging as one of the most popular cloud application development environments.
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