Hello,

my name is Arno Schneider, I am the project lead of Xinc (http://xinc.googlecode.com), a continuous integration Server for PHP.
In my professional life I am working with CruiseControl and Xinc, two servers for Continuous Integration (CI).

Exploring the benefits CI brings to software development every day, I would like to share my experience and show how CI can help you to improve your development process.

My proposal:
Continuous Integration (CI) and PHP - What can it do for you?

Topics:

• What is continuous integration?
  • History
  • Purpose
• CI versus manual builds
  • Build Systems
    • ANT
    • Phing
  • Developer Builds vs. Integration Builds
  • Integration Builds vs. CI Builds
• Continuous Integration Servers and PHP
  • CruiseControl - phpUnderControl
  • Xinc
• Is a continuous integration server all I need?
  • Differentiation between Continuous Integration Server and Continuous Integration Practices
  • Integration of Unit Tests (PHPUnit)
  • Code coverage analysis
  • Code Metrics measurement
  • generation of up2date documentation
  • automated deployment
• How does CI fit into your development cycle?

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Duration of this session: 45 - 90 min (depending on the schedule)
Language: English

I would have to hold the session in English, since I am not used to speak spanish when it comes to software development and the terms are not part of my vocabulary. ;)

Hope this topic is interesting and I am open to questions / suggestions.

Un saludo,
Arno Schneider