Comments for Continuous Integration and Enterprise Build Automation at http://www.cmcrossroads.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.cmcrossroads.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:20:29 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.cmcrossroads.com/cm-journal-articles/12525-continuous-integration-and-enterprise-build-automation#comment-490 Some thoughts from my blog on daily builds, etc.: http://www.conifersystems.com/2008/09/18/daily-builds/ "For many years it’s been a standard “best practice” of software development to have a “daily build” — or, if you prefer, a “nightly build” (example, with some impressive pictures). But why daily? Why not twice daily, or hourly? If the build is broken, wouldn’t we want to know about it sooner rather than later?" - Matt Craighead Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:37:01 +0100 http://www.cmcrossroads.com/cm-journal-articles/12525-continuous-integration-and-enterprise-build-automation#comment-489 I am going to chime in here. The most common sign that the ALM is broken is that the code is built, released and deployed and then the customer screems. I have seen many environments where a step forward resulted in three steps back. The whole point of CI is to recognize problems (especially integration issues) early enough that they can be addressed without missing the deadline for the release. CI is absolutely one of the best practices in Agile/CM today. Mayank did a great job putting together several well known resources into a clear and interesting article. As always - we love - and NEED - your feedback! Bob Aiello Editor in Chief - Bob Aiello Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:33:36 +0100 http://www.cmcrossroads.com/cm-journal-articles/12525-continuous-integration-and-enterprise-build-automation#comment-487 Excellent article :) Would be interesting to hear how different teams adapted and grew both the CM infrastructure and their productivity as the team/product matures. What are the most common signs that a good ALM is breaking down? Cheers! - stu78329 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:36:36 +0100 http://www.cmcrossroads.com/cm-journal-articles/12525-continuous-integration-and-enterprise-build-automation#comment-486 Thanks for the article, I had some learnings here..We do not have hourly build concept but I see the value in it.. Most of the automations tasks you mentiond here do not take wings beyond manager's desk for some or other reasons. I am not sure whether I will see a "perfect" CM environment involving all best practices of CI and Agile. - raj2037 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:40:20 +0100