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title: "It’s not CI, it’s just CI theater"
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author: <NAME> (Head of Product), ThoughtWorks Products
excerpt: "CI theatre describes the illusion of practising continuous integration while not really practising it. Based on our continuous integration research, we share what CI Theatre looks like, why we recommend you Hold on that, and ways to combat CI theatre."
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meta_description: "Ar you practising CI or CI theatre? This post helps you identify the signs of CI theatre and how to combat them."
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The [ThoughtWorks tech radar](https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar/techniques/ci-theatre) recently recommended putting a “Hold” on the  tech team antipattern, “CI Theatre”. “CI theatre” describes the illusion of practising continuous integration (CI) while not *really* practising it. Based on continuous integration research [my colleague, <NAME>, and I conducted](https://www.gocd.io/2017/05/09/continuous-integration-devops-research/), I will share what CI Theatre looks like, why we recommend you “Hold” on that, and ways to combat CI theatre.
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layout: post
title: "It’s not CI, it’s just CI theater"
type: post
author: <NAME> (Head of Product), ThoughtWorks Products
excerpt: "CI theatre describes the illusion of practising continuous integration while not really practising it. Based on our continuous integration research, we share what CI Theatre looks like, why we recommend you Hold on that, and ways to combat CI theatre."
title_tag_of_header: "It's not CI, it's just CI Theatre | GoCD Blog"
meta_description: "Ar you practising CI or CI theatre? This post helps you identify the signs of CI theatre and how to combat them."
meta_keywords: "GoCD, continuous delivery, continuous integration, continuous isolation, CI, CI Theatre, What is CI theatre, signs of CI theatre"
summary_image: "/assets/images/blog/ci-theatre/ci-theatre-hero.jpg"
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The [ThoughtWorks tech radar](https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar/techniques/ci-theatre) recently recommended putting a “Hold” on the  tech team antipattern, “CI Theatre”. “CI theatre” describes the illusion of practising continuous integration (CI) while not *really* practising it. Based on continuous integration research [my colleague, <NAME>, and I conducted](https://www.gocd.io/2017/05/09/continuous-integration-devops-research/), I will share what CI Theatre looks like, why we recommend you “Hold” on that, and ways to combat CI theatre.

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