Continuous Integration

The following is a repost of an article I did for Promet Source.

Drupal 8 features unit level testing which will improve Promet's Continuous Integration practices.

At MidCamp (Midwest Drupal camp), I found out a really fascinating thing about Drupal 8: Support for PHPUnit is going to be part of the base distribution. This means a great deal to Solutions Architects and Developers at Promet because we have been striving to integrate automated tests into our build. Perhaps you remember from my talks or previous posts, number four of my 10 Principles of Continuous Integration is "Self-Testing Build". This makes Drupal a much more sought-after platform for shops looking to fully embrace Continuous Integration.

I was able to pick up the video for my presentation over at BADCamp 2013 today. If you haven't seen the resources for the talk or the blog posts check them out in this article.

Now, we provide suggestions for tools that developers can use to help you accomplish the 10 principles outlined in our previous blog. It's very possible that you are already using some of these tools or various software that are similar to them. You might benefit from some of the alternative software and understand the types of tools available. The following list reviews my recommended tools to accomplish CI for ultimate efficiency.

Software development work impacts business: the code quality, the time spent and the visual work shown, all affects business for our company and our clients. Continuous Integration (CI) helps developers help business by providing processes that fulfill those necessities. To understand how CI provides quality code, efficiency, and shows prowess as a development team, you must understand what CI is and how developers use these practices to make day-to-day software development for your business run smoothly.