Best of GitLab — July 2024

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   Developer Tech·2y

   GitLab is reportedly up for sale

   GitLab is reportedly considering a sale, with interest from multiple buyers including cloud monitoring firm Datadog. The company, valued at approximately $8 billion, is a significant player in software development with over 30 million registered users. GitLab faces competitive pressures from rivals like Microsoft and has seen its shares fall 16% this year. The potential sale is part of a broader trend of M&A activity in the tech sector, driven by the need to expand service offerings.

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   GitLab·2y

   Building a GitLab CI/CD pipeline for a monorepo the easy way

   Monorepos host multiple application codes within a single GitLab repository, and configuring CI/CD pipelines for each application used to be complex. Without extending hidden jobs, GitLab 16.4 introduces a new approach with `include` and `rules:changes`, simplifying pipeline configuration and reducing redundancy. This update allows for independent application pipelines that trigger based on changes to specific directory source codes.

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   InfoQ·2y

   CI/CD Beyond YAML

   The post discusses the evolution and scalability issues of using YAML for CI/CD systems, exemplified through the experiences of two entities, Bart and Lisa. Bart's approach with multiple YAML files becomes unwieldy as system complexity grows, leading to developer frustration and inefficiencies. Lisa's approach, presented as a superior method, avoids YAML by using tools like Dagger and focuses on local-first development to improve modularity, speed, and debugging capabilities. Airbyte implemented Lisa's approach, resulting in significant cost and performance improvements while simplifying the CI/CD process.

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