Learning Objectives:

In this module, you will learn to:

• Describe how continuous integration helps to catch errors sooner in the software lifecycle (“moving to the left”)
• Describe the benefits of a culture of code review
• Describe strategies for performing quality-assurance on software as and after it is delivered

Lecture Slides:

• Continuous Development Slides PDF, PPT

Resources

• “Expectations, Outcomes, and Challenges of Modern Code Review”, Christian Bird and Alberto Baccheli
• “Modern Code Review: A Case Study at Google”, Caitlin Sadowski et al
• Podcast Michaela Greiler on Code Reviews, with Felienne Hermans, 2020
• Software Engineering at Google especially the following chapters
  • Chapter 9: Code Review
  • Chapter 16: Version Control and Branch Management
  • Chapter 19: Critique: Google’s Code Review Tool
  • Chapter 23: Continuous Integration
  • Chapter 24: Continuous Delivery
• “Case Study 4: The $440 Million Software Error at Knight Capital”, Henrico Dolfing
• “Rapid release at massive scale” by Chuck Rossi
• “Continuous Deployment of Mobile Software at Facebook”, Chuck Rossi et al