Preface

Continuous Integration (CI) has become mainstream in software development. Accordingly, the number of CI tools has increased as well. TeamCity by JetBrains is one of the leading CI tools available today, and it is suitable for small teams, large enterprises, and everyone in between. Being a flexible and feature-rich tool, it is also necessary to understand which features should be used, and which shouldn't, based on the specific context.

Learning Continuous Integration with TeamCity is a comprehensive guide to get started with CI, TeamCity, or both. With the goal of understanding CI and its benefits and utilizing TeamCity to realize the said benefits, the book uses sample projects and examples to explain how to set up CI. The projects are from the major tech stacks such as Java, .NET, Ruby, Python, Android, iOS, and more. The chapters also discuss the myriad tools in each of these ecosystems that are essential for a beneficial CI setup.

Every aspect of CI, the processes, tools, and the collaboration amongst the people is covered in terms of features offered by TeamCity. The book also takes a look at what's beyond CI—Continuous Delivery (CD)—and how TeamCity fares in setting up a fully functional CD setup.