Top ten GitLab hacks for all stages of the DevOps Platform

This post introduces "hacks" for various stages of the DevOps platform. For the "Manage" stage, it highlights quick actions and description templates for issues and merge requests. For the "Create" stage, it explains the 'Merge When Pipeline Succeeds' (MWPS) workflow and provides Git CLI tips. For the "Verify" stage, it details the pipeline editor for `.gitlab-ci.yml` validation, including live linting and job previews, and demonstrates using SAST with a C code example. For the "Package" stage, it discusses using the package registry and CI/CD templates for publishing container images. For the "Secure" stage, it emphasizes integrating secret detection templates into CI/CD pipelines and provides an example of detecting `.env` files.