Applying Continuous Integration for Reducing Web Applications Development Risks

In order to project resource manage and time control, large or complex software system need be modularized. Software system is decomposed into subsystems, functional modules and basis components. Finally, all tested components have to integrate to be the complete system. Applying IID (Interactive Incremental Development) mechanism, agile development model becomes the practical method to reduce software project failure rate. Continuous integration (CI) is an IID implementation concept which can effectively reduce software development risk. Web app with high change characteristic is suitable to use agile development model as the development methodology. The paper depth surveys CI operating environment and advantages. Introducing CI concept can make up the development change impacts of Web app. For this, the paper proposes a Web Applications Continuous Integration Procedure (WACIP) to assist the system integration operating. WACIP with CI makes Web app can be deployed quickly, increase stakeholder communication frequency, improve staff morale, and effectively reduce Web app development risks.