System and method for continuous software configuration, test and build management

A system that manages software build processes, comprising:

• a source code repository containing a source code;
• a server adapted to execute a living build module, said living build module comprises:
• a definition component that includes configuration information associated with a living build;
• and
• a service component that performs a pure build to create an instance of said living build by transforming said source code and generating an artifact based at least in part upon said configuration information, wherein said service component performs a secondary test that acts upon said artifact to produce a secondary test result;
• and
• an artifact repository containing said artifact and said secondary test result, wherein said secondary test result is associated with said artifact and said living build.

A method for management of software, comprising:

• selecting a source code for transformation in accordance with configuration information associated with a living build;
• generating an artifact as a function of said transformation of said source code in accordance with said configuration information;
• performing a test process utilizing said artifact to generate a test result;
• associating said test result with said artifact and said living build;
• and
• maintaining said artifact and said test result in an artifact repository, where said test result is associated with said artifact and said living build.