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BlogMedium credibilitymartinfowler.com · Martin Fowler · January 18, 2024
Continuous Integration
Our summary
The reference statement of continuous integration: every change is merged and verified by an automated build on every commit, so integration errors surface in minutes rather than at release.
Why it matters
The discipline a smoke suite plugs into — a fast, shallow build-time check whose job is to fail loudly on gross breakage before anything deeper runs.
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Published June 26, 2026
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Qlarify Labs. (2026). Continuous Integration. Retrieved from https://labs.qlarify.fi/references/fowler-continuous-integration