Build light indicator

A build light indicator is a simple visual indicator used in Agile software development to inform a team of software developers about the current status of their project. The actual object used can vary from a pressure gauge to a lava lamp, but its purpose remains the same: to quickly communicate whether a new build is successful or not.

History

The build light indicator originated from CruiseControl, a reporting tool created by employees of ThoughtWorks. Though it primarily functioned as a web page dashboard that could report more detailed information about a build, the software could also be integrated into external devices for simpler reporting.^[1] Different development teams have used different indicators, but the most popular is the green and red lava lamp – green when the build is successful and red when something is wrong.^[2]

References

^ Mike Cohn (10 July 2009). Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum. Pearson Education. pp. 245–. ISBN 978-0-321-57936-2. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
^ Ken W. Collier (27 July 2011). Agile Analytics: A Value-Driven Approach to Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing. Addison-Wesley. pp. 281–. ISBN 978-0-321-50481-4. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

[Cohn2009-1] Mike Cohn (10 July 2009). Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum. Pearson Education. pp. 245–. ISBN 978-0-321-57936-2. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

[Collier2011-2] Ken W. Collier (27 July 2011). Agile Analytics: A Value-Driven Approach to Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing. Addison-Wesley. pp. 281–. ISBN 978-0-321-50481-4. Retrieved 23 August 2011.

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