---
id: 1820
title: "The Tao of Continuous Integration"
source_domain: blog.trailofbits.com
source_url: "https://blog.trailofbits.com/2021/02/26/the-tao-of-continuous-integration/"
published_at: "2021-02-26T15:31:47Z"
tags: ["best-practices", "testing", "developer-experience", "software-engineering", "ci", "continuous-integration"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/1820"
lang: en
---

# The Tao of Continuous Integration

## Summary

Brittle, slow, flaky CI erodes development velocity. This essay argues CI needs a clear purpose, examining trivial tests, unreliable runs, and coverage theater, and how to build CI that earns trust.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** blog.trailofbits.com
- **Published:** 2021-02-26T15:31:47Z
- **Original:** https://blog.trailofbits.com/2021/02/26/the-tao-of-continuous-integration/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/1820