What is continuous integration?

This is a podcast episode titled, What is continuous integration?. The summary for this episode is: <p>This episode of <em>Techsplainers</em> explores continuous integration (CI), a fundamental software development practice where developers regularly merge code changes into a central repository. We explain how CI works by automatically building and testing code with each submission, dramatically improving upon traditional development, where infrequent integrations caused painful conflicts and delays. The podcast covers key CI components, including central repositories, CI servers, and automated testing suites, while highlighting how testing forms the backbone of effective CI implementations. We distinguish between continuous integration, delivery, and deployment in the CI/CD pipeline, and examine CI's critical role in both DevOps and agile methodologies. The episode concludes by detailing CI's main benefits: earlier error detection, improved team collaboration, accelerated development cycles, and reduced risk through incremental changes.</p><p><br></p><p>Find more information at: https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/techsplainers</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Narrated by Dan Segal</strong></p>