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Continuous integration is a software development practice in which developers merge their code changes into a shared repository frequently, often several times a day, with each merge triggering an automated build and test run that surfaces integration problems within minutes instead of at the end of a release cycle.
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Core PrincipleMerge every developer's changes into a shared codebase frequently, and let an automated build and test run catch integration problems within minutes instead of waiting for a release. 1 Origin YearGrady Booch used the term in his 1991 book on object-oriented design; the practice was later made a core Extreme Programming discipline by Kent Beck and given its now-standard description in Martin Fowler's 2000 essay. Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Continuous Integration (Wikipedia)
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Continuous integration (CI) is the practice of integrating source code changes frequently and ensuring that the integrated codebase is in a workable state.
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