How ten steps over ten years led to the DevOps Platform

This post reflects on ten years of GitLab's development, highlighting key decisions that shaped its evolution into a DevOps platform. It emphasizes 'work in parallel' philosophy, CI/Git integration, cloud-native adoption (Kubernetes, microservices), the centrality of merge requests for all workflows (including security checks), developer-first security, a complete definition of security beyond SAST/DAST, the all-remote culture, asynchronous communication, visibility across the DevOps lifecycle, and the importance of measuring results. These decisions collectively contribute to the platform's comprehensive nature and its ability to support modern DevOps practices.