Concepts of Continuous Integration

We will begin this chapter with an overview of the two primary software development methodologies of the era: Waterfall, and agile. An understanding of their concepts and implications will help us answer how Continuous Integration (CI) came into existence.

Next, we will try to understand the concept behind CI and the elements that make it. Reading through the topics, you will see how CI helps projects go agile. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:

• Describe how CI came into existence.
• Define what CI is.
• Describe the elements of CI.