White Paper | 2026 Edition

Implementing a CI/CD Pipeline for PowerBuilder Projects

Learn about the key concepts behind Continuous Integration, and how to implement it for PowerBuilder apps, including code inspection and testing.

Updated for PowerBuilder 2025. Get Yours.

This whitepaper focuses on the concept of continuous integration (CI) and its growing importance in PowerBuilder projects.

Continuous integration is a practice that aims to automate and optimize the process of regularly and systematically merging the code developed by a team of developers.
It enables rapid error detection, improves code quality, accelerates feature deployment and promotes team collaboration.

Discover the fundamentals of continuous integration, the benefits it offers organizations and the best practices for implementing it successfully.

This edition includes updated guidance for PowerBuilder 2025 features, including the new high-performance compiler, plain text source code and PBAutoBuild.

In addition, we'll explore modern tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions to maximize the benefits of a CI/CD pipeline for your PowerBuilder projects.

Whether you are an experienced developer, a project manager or simply curious about the latest trends in PowerBuilder developments, this whitepaper will be of great interest to you.

Continuous Integration Workflow

How to implement Continuous Integration for PowerBuilder, including code inspection and testing