Home // International Journal On Advances in Software, volume 18, numbers 1 and 2, 2025 // View article
Authors:
Roy Oberhauser
Keywords: Git; DevOps; virtual reality; visualization; software engineering; continuous integration; continuous delivery; CI/CD pipelines; code evolution; automation workflows
Abstract:
Source code, together with its dependencies, is constantly under change pressure, and hence the codebase, typically stored and managed in a Git repository, evolves. Similarly, the associated DevOps CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery) pipelines (automated processes or workflows), which automate the preparation and delivery of software artifacts, must adapt and evolve. However, visualization of the evolution of both the codebase and the associated CI/CD pipelines remains a challenge and hinders comprehension, analysis, and collaboration among DevOps stakeholders. To address this, our solution concept VRGitEvo+ CI/CD contributes an immersive visualization of codebases, dependencies, and CI/CD pipelines in Virtual Reality (VR). Our prototype realization shows its feasibility, while a case-based evaluation provides insights into its capabilities for supporting comprehension and analysis of the state and evolution of codebases and CI/CD pipelines.
Pages: 82 to 96
Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2025. Used with permission.
Publication date: June 30, 2025
Published in: journal
ISSN: 1942-2628