CI/CD Techniques
Questions
What are the Top 3 Questions This Post Should Address
- What are the fundamental CI/CD techniques?
- How can I optimize CI/CD pipelines for faster builds?
- What are the best practices for implementing CI/CD?
Pipeline Optimization
Build Speed
- Faster builds with highly parallel GitHub Actions #goodread
- Implement build caching strategies
- Parallelize independent test suites
- Use build artifacts to skip redundant steps
Testing Strategy
Test Execution in Pipeline
- Run unit tests on every commit
- Run integration tests before merge
- Execute end-to-end tests before deployment
- Fail fast on critical test failures
Deployment Strategies
Deployment Techniques
- Blue-green deployments for zero-downtime
- Canary deployments for gradual rollouts
- Feature flags for controlled releases
- Automated rollback mechanisms
Security & Quality
Pipeline Security
- Dependency vulnerability scanning
- Static code analysis (SAST)
- Secrets management and rotation
- Container image scanning
Environment Management
Environment Strategy
- Separate environments (dev, staging, prod)
- Environment parity and configuration management
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for environments
- Automated environment provisioning