#continuous-integration

#continuous-integration

This is a story of a memorable bug I encountered at work. As with every story of that kind, there are a few ways to look at it: it might save you some time if you encounter a similar issue; it surfaces the hidden work - work that is not visible when you only look at the output and artifacts; it demonstrates the benefits of broad knowledge.

Activision has slashed build times for COD: MWII in half, enhancing developer efficiency by identifying inefficiencies through MSVC Build Insights.

The pilot project enhances security for CNCF projects by isolating builds using microvMs, alleviating GitHub's concerns about self-hosted runners.

Parallel testing lets us do more while waiting less. It's an essential tool to keep sharp and ready so we can always establish a fast feedback loop.

The article progresses from basic CRUD app development to executing end-to-end tests in a Kubernetes environment using Google Kubernetes Engine and GitHub workflows.

Flaky tests are the biggest challenge to CI stability and a developer pain we're looking to solve, wasting countless developer hours and impacting team productivity.

From this short assessment, I knew why they were failing. You see, agile project management isn't enough. As a mathematician might say, "It's necessary, but not sufficient." The underlying goal of agile software development is to rapidly deliver high-quality code that meets the users' needs.