Wednesday, 17 February 2016

Jenkins

Jenkins is an open source, web-based build automation server. It's worth a mention here as it's built in Java. It was created in 2006 and initially named "Hudson" by a developer at SUN called Kohsuke Kawaguchi. When Oracle bought SUN in 2009, there was a dispute over trademarks and the project continued under the banner of Jenkins.

Jenkins can be used for technology stacks other than Java. For example, MSBuild is supported via dedicated plugin. There is also an Android emulator plugin.

A book, "Jenkins: The Definitive Guide" has been published in 2001 and written by Sydney-based IT consultant John Ferguson Smart.

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