Continuous Integration (CI) is a software development practice that involves integrating code changes from multiple developers into a shared codebase frequently, typically multiple times a day. The goal of CI is to catch and resolve integration issues early in the development cycle, rather than waiting until later stages of development or testing.
<aside> 💡 Continuous Integration requires the use of a CI tool or server, such as Jenkins, to automate the process of building and testing code changes. When a developer commits code changes to a shared code repository, the CI tool automatically builds and tests the code changes, and provides feedback to the developer on the results. This feedback can include information on whether the build was successful, whether any tests failed, and other metrics such as code coverage and performance.
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