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.