ci-cd

Module description

Understanding CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) is important for a front-end developer for several reasons:

1. Faster Development Cycles: CI/CD practices can significantly speed up development cycles, allowing improvements and new features to be pushed live more quickly.

2. Minimized Risks: CI/CD pipelines often include automated testing that helps catch bugs or issues earlier in the cycle, minimizing the risk associated with releases.

3. Improved Code Quality: Regular integration and testing tend to result in better code quality as issues are identified and addressed promptly.

4. Better Collaboration: A well-designed CI/CD pipeline improves transparency and collaboration between operations and development teams, which is helpful for a front-end developer working with backend counterparts, QA testers, etc.

5. Understanding the Full Cycle: It's beneficial for front-end developers to understand how their changes make it from their local environment to the production. This understanding can improve cross-functional conversations and collaboration.

Essentially, the disciplines of CI/CD allow front-end developers to contribute more efficiently to the project, be aware of integration issues early on, and iterate on their codebase more rapidly.

Education materials

1. Introduction to CI/CD:

   • What is CI/CD?
   • CI/CD best practices

2. GitHub Actions Essentials:

   • Introduction to GitHub Actions
   • Configuring workflows in GitHub Actions

3. Advanced CI/CD with GitHub Actions:

   • Using environments for deployment
   • Securing your workflows

Additional resources

1. GitHub Actions Official Documentation
2. CI/CD Pipeline: A Gentle Introduction