Developers should be integrating
and releasing code into the code repository every few hours, when ever possible. In any case never hold onto changes
for more than a day. Continuous integration often avoids diverging or fragmented development efforts, where developers
are not communicating with each other about what can be re-used, or what could be shared. Everyone needs to work
with the latest version. Changes should not be made to obsolete code causing integration head aches. Almost continuous integration
avoids or detects compatibility problems early. Integration is a "pay me now or pay me more later" kind
of activity. That is, if you integrate through out the project in small amounts you will not find your self
trying to integrate the system for weeks at the project's end while the deadline slips by. Always work in the context
of the latest version of the system.
Developers should be integrating
and releasing code into the code repository every few hours, when ever possible. In any case never hold onto changes
for more than a day. Continuous integration often avoids diverging or fragmented development efforts, where developers
are not communicating with each other about what can be re-used, or what could be shared. Everyone needs to work
with the latest version. Changes should not be made to obsolete code causing integration head aches.
