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Build automation tools are part of the software development lifecycle where source code is compiled into machine code by a build script. Once the code is completed it is integrated into a shared environment. There it interacts with other software components built by other developers. Before the code is integrated steps are taken to ensure the new code does not negatively impact other developers’ work within the development team.
Typically build automation is completed with a scripting language that enables the developer to link modules and processes within the compilation process. This scripting encompasses several tasks including documentation, testing, compilation, and distribution of the binary software code.
Build automation is a crucial step in moving towards a continuous delivery model and is an important part of DevOps, or best practices to establish a more agile relationship between Development and IT Operations.
Build automation tools offer the following feature set:
Extensive library of plugins
Build management tools
Source code management tools
Various available UI
Compatibility with popular IDE
Parallel tests and build execution
Dependency management
Version conflict resolution
Collaborative debugging tools
Incremental compilation (change only compiling)
Rebuild minimization for faster build delivery
Automated events & testing
Automated initializing & reinitializing of framework
Code & resource updating on the fly
Build cache, cacheable tasks
Build metrics, performance tracking
Most popular build automation tools are open-source and free. Some build automation tools available at cost for an annual or monthly license, and are priced according to a number of factors. These may include number of containers or nodes, parallelism desired, or number of build agents. Paid plans boast advantages such as faster build and deployment, scalability, and security features appropriate for enterprises and larger teams.
Jenkins is an open source continuous integration tool.
CircleCI in San Francisco offers an eponymous build automation platform.
Australian company Atlassian offers Bamboo, a continuous integration server.
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TeamCity is a continuous integration server from Czeck company JetBrains.
Apache Maven is an open source build automation tool.
SaltStack is a cloud management platform from the company of the same name in Lehi, Utah.
Gradle is an open source build system.
Travis CI is an open source continuous integration platform.
Codeship is a build automation platform from the Austrian company of the same name.
JRebel from Estonian company ZeroTurnaround is a build automation tool.
GNU Make is an open source and free build automation tool.
Oracle acquired and then supported Hudson Continuous Integration through 2016. Oracle no longer updates or supports Hudson.
JFrog Pipelines (formerly Shippable, acquired by JFrog Feb 2019) is a build automation tool designed to provide simple continuous delivery.
GoCD, from ThoughtWorks in Chicago, is an application lifecycle management and development tool.
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IBM Rational Build Forge is a build automation option.
BuildMaster is a Continuous Delivery platform from Inedo headquartered in Berea, Ohio.
Buildbot is an open source build automation tool and continuous integration framework.
IBM Continuous Delivery, available on IBM Cloud, allows users to automate builds, tests, and deployments.
Altimetrik offers AltiFEAT, a test automation framework featuring a structured non-programming language for scriptless automation, the ability to develop and test via an Eclipse based interface, support for continuous integration, and other features.
The openSUSE tool KIWI automates and supports the creation of Linux appliances, which are complete installations of a Linux system within a file, and deploying the image to hardware, virtualization, and containers.
German company SUSE supports the open source project openSUSE. Open Build Service (OBS) is the openSUSE generic system to build and distribute binary packages from sources in an automatic, consistent and reproducible way.
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