Most developers nowadays are familiar with the basic tenets of Continuous Integration, but arguably only a small proportion of these are fully benefiting from an optimized CI set up. Indeed, an effective Continuous Integration environment can save your team time, money and even existential angst. Continuous communication flow, effective build process, code quality, and automated deployment are the four issues covered in this article. Read John Smart's Where To Now With Build Automation? - The Future of CI Best Practices, to better understand this topic.

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