diff --git a/source/_daily_emails/2024-07-03.md b/source/_daily_emails/2024-07-03.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..42a4f453 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_daily_emails/2024-07-03.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +title: Committing CI artifacts +date: 2024-07-03 +permalink: daily/2024/07/03/committing-ci-artifacts +tags: + - software-development + - git +cta: ~ +snippet: | + Do you commit artifacts from your CI pipeline? +--- + +One of the main uses for [a CI pipeline][0] is to build artifacts for your application, such as installing your dependencies using Composer or npm, or using build tools to perform tasks such as building your CSS and JavaScript assets. + +Performing these tasks in a CI pipeline means the resulting files can be ignored from your code repository and not committed - making your commits smaller and easier to review, and less likely for you to encounter merge conflicts. + +The alternative approach is to not use a CI pipline and to perform the tasks manually and commit them to your repository. + +This introduces a separate set of challenges, but people like having the files in their repository and not worrying about failures in their pipeline. + +Which do you prefer? + +[0]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/07/02/ci-not-ci-pipeline