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How we used parallel CI/CD jobs to increase our productivity

Jan 20, 2021Miguel Rincon
How we used parallel CI/CD jobs to increase our productivity
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This post details the implementation of the `parallel` keyword in GitLab CI/CD to split the `frontend-fixtures` job into multiple parallel executions. It explains how this reduces the duration of long-running jobs by distributing the workload, leading to faster pipeline completion. The post also mentions leveraging the Knapsack gem for more even test distribution among parallel jobs and provides tips for identifying and optimizing bottleneck jobs.

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