CI/CDay 2024: What makes a good CI/CD platform?

The Algolia team attended the first European conference dedicated to Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), where they discussed various topics related to CI/CD platforms. They highlighted that CI/CD Platforms are used for different tests and code quality assessments, as well as building, packaging, and deploying applications of varying complexity. The team emphasized the need for vendor-agnostic terminology in CI/CD platforms and explained how these platforms should cater to both developers and ops people. They also touched upon the importance of trust in CI/CD builds and the significance of maintaining a green main branch. Lastly, they shared insights on reducing costs associated with ephemeral environments and improving developer experience (DX) by providing isolated CI/CD environments for feature branches.