Continuous Integration (CI) er praksisen hvor utviklere fletter koden sin hyppig inn i et delt depot, der hver integrasjon automatisk blir verifisert (bygget og testet). Det fanger opp problemer tidlig og holder kodebassen i en sunn, fungerende tilstand.
Kjernepraksis
Developers integrate code FREQUENTLY (at least daily) into the shared/main branch:
→ each integration is AUTOMATICALLY built and tested (by a CI server/pipeline)
→ problems are caught IMMEDIATELY (on each small change, not after weeks)
→ vs the old way: developers work in isolation for long periods → painful "integration
hell" when finally merging diverged work (many conflicts, surprises, bugs).
