Presented by Martin Moen Continuous integration(CI) is the process of which a system is integrated on a continuous basis, leading to multiple integrations in a development cycle. This provides a means to monitor the quality of code, test it and receive quick notifications of errors. It provides a quick overview of the current state of a project, from both a managers stand point and a programmer's. It can turn integration from a multi day process to a non-event done on an hourly basis. If you are simply creating your own blog to a full enterprise solution, this session will cover the basics of setting up a CI process and some of the challenges you might face. Topics covered: No touch build as much as possible Using an existing production database in the builds CI servers Drush make, build scripts, phing Use of post commit hooks Building a site using features Using update hooks when features can't cover it How it can be used to scale a team General workflow Preliminary slides: http://martinmoen.com/slides/slides.html Intended audience Drupal developers and Drupal architects intending to build sites who wish to know on a frequent basis when their complete integration fails. Questions answered by this session Setting up a CI server to build a drupal site Setting up a basic build script Packaging a site into a single deployable file How it can help team size issues
