The co-founder of CruiseControl, Paul Julius, shares an experience that demonstrates how practicing CI saved $12,535 for one defect on one project by discovering and fixing the defect shortly after it was introduced. Some people ask “what’s the return on investment of CI?”. Although, software quality is a great benefit of CI, this experience demonstrates the amount of money that can be saved by effectively using the practice.

I was honored that Paul wrote one of the forewords for the upcoming book on Continuous Integration due out next month. In the foreword, he shares an excellent perspective of his experiences and contribution to the CI practice.