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Statement: CI adoption is substantially lower than 40% when measured by the presence of meaningful CI (builds that actually run tests, not just trivial or template CI configurations), because many projects have CI configuration files that are non-functional, abandoned, or trivially configured.
Supporting Evidence Would Show¶
- Studies distinguishing between 'has CI config file' and 'has passing CI builds' showing significantly lower rates for the latter.
- Evidence of widespread CI configuration rot (broken builds, disabled pipelines) across GitHub.
- Data on the gap between CI configuration presence and actual CI execution.
Eliminating Evidence Would Show¶
- Studies showing that the vast majority of CI configuration files correspond to functional, actively running pipelines.
- GitHub Actions usage data showing high execution rates relative to workflow file presence.
- Evidence that CI configuration rot is rare or quickly remediated.