CI/CD Pipeline Optimization: Build Caching, Parallel Jobs, and Deployment Strategies
Introduction Slow CI/CD pipelines waste developer time and delay releases. This guide covers proven techniques to optimize pipeline performance including build caching, parallel job execution, and efficient deployment strategies across popular CI/CD platforms.
Build Caching Why Caching Matters Without caching:
Build 1: npm install (5 min) → tests (2 min) = 7 min Build 2: npm install (5 min) → tests (2 min) = 7 min Build 3: npm install (5 min) → tests (2 min) = 7 min Total: 21 minutes With caching:
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