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A core goal of Continuous Integration (CI) is to make small incremental changes to software projects, which are integrated frequently into a mainline repository or branch. This paper presents an empirical study that investigates if…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-09-17 Sebastian Baltes , Jascha Knack , Daniel Anastasiou , Ralf Tymann , Stephan Diehl

Continuous integration (CI) tools integrate code changes by automatically compiling, building, and executing test cases upon submission of code changes. Use of CI tools is getting increasingly popular, yet how proprietary projects reap the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-09-17 Akond Rahman , Amritanshu Agrawal , Rahul Krishna , Alexander Sobran

Continuous Integration (CI) is a well-established practice in traditional software development, but its nuances in the domain of Machine Learning (ML) projects remain relatively unexplored. Given the distinctive nature of ML development,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-03-15 João Helis Bernardo , Daniel Alencar da Costa , Sérgio Queiroz de Medeiros , Uirá Kulesza

Continuous Integration (CI) encompasses a set of widely adopted practices that enhance software development. However, there are indications that developers may not adequately monitor CI practices. Hence, this paper explores developers'…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-06-10 Jadson Santos , Daniel Alencar da Costa , Shane McIntosh , Uirá Kulesza

Continuous Integration (CI) provides early feedback by automatically building software, but long build durations can hinder developer productivity. CI services use caching to speed up builds by reusing infrequently changing artifacts, yet…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Taher A. Ghaleb , Daniel Alencar da Costa , Ying Zou

The constant demand for new features and bug fixes are forcing software projects to shorten cycles and deliver updates ever faster, while sustaining software quality. The availability of inexpensive, virtualized, cloud-computing has helped…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2016-06-03 Yue Yu , Bogdan Vasilescu , Huaimin Wang , Vladimir Filkov , Premkumar Devanbu

Continuous Integration (CI) is a software development practice that builds and tests software frequently (e.g., at every push). One main motivator to adopt CI is the potential to deliver software functionalities more quickly than not using…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-05-29 João Helis Bernardo , Daniel Alencar da Costa , Uirá Kulesza , Christoph Treude

The software industry is experiencing a surge in the adoption of Continuous Integration (CI) practices, both in commercial and open-source environments. CI practices facilitate the seamless integration of code changes by employing automated…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-05-17 Hajer Mhalla , Mohamed Aymen Saied

Background: Continuous Integration (CI) systems are now the bedrock of several software development practices. Several tools such as TravisCI, CircleCI, and Hudson, that implement CI practices, are commonly adopted by software engineers.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-07-04 Wagner Felidré , Leonardo Furtado , Daniel da Costa , Bruno Cartaxo , Gustavo Pinto

Continuous Integration (CI) has evolved from a tooling strategy to a fundamental mindset in modern CI engineering. It enables teams to develop, test, and deliver software rapidly and collaboratively. Among CI services, GitHub Actions (GHA)…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-07-25 Edward Abrokwah , Taher A. Ghaleb

Numerous articles emphasize the benefits of implementing Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines in software development. These pipelines are expected to improve the reputation of a project and decrease the number of commits…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-03-30 Jeffrey Fairbanks , Akshharaa Tharigonda , Nasir U. Eisty

Continuous Integration (CI) services, such as GitHub Actions and Travis CI, are widely adopted in open-source development to automate testing and deployment. Though existing research often examines individual services in isolation, it…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Nitika Chopra , Taher A. Ghaleb

Continuous Integration (CI) is a development practice where developers frequently integrate code into a common codebase. After the code is integrated, the CI server runs a test suite and other tools to produce a set of reports (e.g., output…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-07-20 Thomas Durieux , Claire Le Goues , Michael Hilton , Rui Abreu

Mobile apps face strong pressure for fast and reliable updates. Continuous Integration (CI) helps automate builds, tests, and releases, but its impact on mobile development remains underexplored. Despite the widespread use of CI, little is…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Xiaoxin Zhou , Taher A. Ghaleb , Safwat Hassan

The popularity of continuous integration (CI) is increasing as a result of market pressure to release product features or updates frequently. The ability of CI to deliver quality at speed depends on reliable test automation. In this paper,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-02-10 Yuqing Wang , Mika Mäntylä , Zihao Liu , Jouni Markkula

Context: Continuous integration (CI) is a software engineering technique that proclaims a set of frequent activities to assure the health of the software product. Researchers and practitioners mention several benefits related to CI.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-01-11 Eliezio Soares , Gustavo Sizilio , Jadson Santos , Daniel Alencar , Uira Kulesza

In 2006, Fowler and Foemmel defined ten core Continuous Integration (CI) practices that could increase the speed of software development feedback cycles and improve software quality. Since then, these practices have been widely adopted by…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-03-11 Omar Elazhary , Colin Werner , Ze Shi Li , Derek Lowlind , Neil Ernst , Margaret-Anne Storey

Continuous Integration (CI) implies that a whole developer team works together on the mainline of a software project. CI systems automate the builds of a software. Sometimes a developer checks in code, which breaks the build. A broken build…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-03-30 Klérisson V. R. Paixão , Crícia Z. Felício , Fernanda M. Delfim , Marcelo de A. Maia

Over the past few decades, open source software has been continuously integrated into software supply chains worldwide, drastically increasing reliance and dependence. Because of the role this software plays, it is important to understand…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Elijah Kayode Adejumo , Brittany Johnson

In recent years, Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) has been heatedly discussed and widely used in part or all of the software development life cycle as the practices and pipeline to deliver software products in an…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-05-11 Yajing Luo , Peng Liang , Mojtaba Shahin , Zengyang Li , Chen Yang
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