Fast and natural continuous integration with GitLab CI

This post provides a high-level overview of GitLab CI/CD's interpretation of CI/CD concepts, introducing its main features and naming conventions. It highlights the advantages of GitLab CI, such as its YAML configuration, versioned CI configuration, Docker integration, artifact browser, and simplified maintenance. It also discusses drawbacks like the 'convention over configuration' model and lack of extensive plugin support. Key features detailed include CI/CD settings, Runners (with various executors and shared runners), secrets management, pipelines, container registry, and environments/review apps, emphasizing the benefits of containerization and dynamic per-branch environments.