CI/CD & GitOps Practical By Samson Tanimawo, PhD Published Jan 2, 2026 4 min read

CI Build Caching

Caching cuts build time dramatically.

Layers

Docker layer cache. Saves 80% of build time.

First-job slow; subsequent fast.

Dependencies

Lock file hash as cache key.

Restore on miss.

Test results

Cache test outputs for unchanged code.

Skip tests; run only diff.