Chapter 1. Concepts of Continuous Integration

Software technology has evolved much like life on Earth. In the beginning, websites were static and programming languages were primitive, just like those simple multicellular organisms in the ancient oceans. In those times, software solutions were intended only for a few large organizations. Then, in the early 90s, the popularity of the Internet led to a rapid growth in various new programming languages and web technologies. And all of a sudden, there was a Cambrian-like explosion in the domain of information technology that brought up diversity in software technologies and tools. The growth of the Internet, powered by dynamic websites running on HTML languages, changed the way information was displayed ...

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