Software Architect's Handbook

Practicing continuous integration (CI)

If they are not already doing so, developers working on legacy systems should begin practicing CI. As we learned in the last chapter, continuous integration involves committing code changes on a frequent basis.

Continuous integration will inform a developer of any issues with their code check-in earlier in the process. It will reduce the potential for conflicting changes. It will be easier to identify and resolve any issues when the set of changes are smaller and they are merged more frequently.