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Free Continuous Integration Toolkit

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:15:52 GMT

continuous integration (CI) implements continuous processes of applying quality control - small pieces of effort, applied frequently. Continuous integration aims to improve the quality of software, and to reduce the time taken to deliver it, by replacing the traditional practice of applying quality control after completing all development. My personal definition is: "Giving a damn that the code you write is not breaking the app considering that other developers are working on the code base at the same time and realizing that you are not infallible."

Why I prefer easyCIS among CI tools

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:17:22 GMT

Product developer's point of view on what easyCIS excels in among CI tools.

Staged build: Keeping build time reasonably low

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:09:32 GMT

Keeping the build fast is a necessity for CI to provide rapid feedback. Developers need to know quickly that the build has been broken in order to fix it and allow other team mates to work with a functional version. But what to do when building your project takes a long time? Say two hours? Or if you have extensive testing that involves use of another servers and it takes about a day to complete? Should you reject the continuous integration idea at all or is there a solution for you?

Fun with Continuous-Integration (Really!)

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:01:02 GMT

Introducing: BILTONS. Biltons are actually sound files that are played by the build-machine, according to the developer that made the last changes ("Build-Tones"). It really adds a lot of fun to the dev environment.

Source Control and Continuous Integration On The Cheap

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:16:02 GMT

Setup source control (Subversion via VisualSVN Server) and a continuous integration environment (JetBrains' TeamCity) in less than 3 hours!

Why Use Continuous Integration - Beginner's Overview

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:16:02 GMT

Good conceptual overview of why to use Continuous Integration. As a person that didn't understand much at all about it. This article sense me down the right direction of understanding.

Continuous Integration: The Cornerstone of a Great Shop

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:16:02 GMT

This article shows how continuous integration can help to keep projects on track with a rapid feedback on the product status.

Continuous Integration with Draco.NET

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:46:02 GMT

Beginner's tale of setting up Continuous Integration with Draco.NET, Subversion, and NAnt.

The right way to think about source control

Thu, 17 May 2007 08:01:01 GMT

Source code control is not just a fancy version of File -> Save...

CI Factory Beta 0.8.0.54

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:54:39 GMT

Announcing Beta 2 for CI Factory. The most important new feature is the target FixUpThirdPartyRefs in the brand new Scratch.Lib.xml. I have put some effort into easing the convertion of existing projects. Between Gaston Milano's CoolCommands and the Third Party ref fixer most projects should be a snap to convert! I even have a screencast dedicated to showing how easy it is.

CI Factory Beta 0.8.0.27

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:01:01 GMT

There is a new beta for CI Factory, version 0.8.0.27. There are a lot of new features in this release. The changes are documented here. There are 22 new NAnt tasks, 13 new NAnt functions, 9 new CCNet plugins, and 10 new CI Factory Packages!

Virtual Server in the Development Shop

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:01:01 GMT

How can Virtual Server improve the capability and reliability of your development shop? Let me count the ways...

Video: Implementing Continuous Integration: With and Without Team Sys

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:31:02 GMT

"In this session we'll dive into a world where the system is built and run on a daily basis, and even on an hourly basis. We'll discuss Tools and Libraries that help you get there with VS 2003, 2005 and Team System. Even with Express tools - it's all possible, and easier than you think."

How to Hook Up a VS.NET 2005 Solution With CruiseControl.NET in Mins

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:01:01 GMT

This is a short "primer" on how to get your CruiseControl.NET (CC.NET) Continuous Integration (CI) Server up and running with a very small configuration, and it will only take you about 5 minutes or so.

Extend Team Foundation Server To Enable Continuous Integration

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:21:00 GMT

Many development teams have adopted "agile" methodologies to manage change and to improve software quality. These methodologies promote continuous integration as a practice to build and test software products incrementally as new features are included, bugs are fixed, and code is refactored. So how does Visual Studio® 2005 Team System and Team Foundation Server facilitate the process of agile development and continuous integration? This article answers that question by creating an example project using agile concepts such as test-driven development (TDD) using the new unit testing features in Visual Studio 2005 Team System. After the project is completed, I'll show how to create a team project using Team Foundation Server and use this technology's extensibility features to build a custom Web service that enables continuous integration to build the application as code is checked into source control.