Inside the Trenches of CI/CD

Inside the Trenches of CI/CD

Stories, insights, and opinions from the team behind Mergify

Julien Danjou

Sep 3, 2025

3 min

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Sep 18, 2025

6 min

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Application vs. Database: Where Should Permissions Live?

Permissions drift is real: scattered checks, forgotten filters, and data leaks. PostgreSQL’s Row Level Security (RLS) flips the script: pushing verification into the database for stronger safety, but with trade-offs in debugging and performance.

Fabien Martinet

Sep 18, 2025

6 min

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Application vs. Database: Where Should Permissions Live?

Permissions drift is real: scattered checks, forgotten filters, and data leaks. PostgreSQL’s Row Level Security (RLS) flips the script: pushing verification into the database for stronger safety, but with trade-offs in debugging and performance.

Fabien Martinet

Sep 18, 2025

6 min

read

Application vs. Database: Where Should Permissions Live?

Permissions drift is real: scattered checks, forgotten filters, and data leaks. PostgreSQL’s Row Level Security (RLS) flips the script: pushing verification into the database for stronger safety, but with trade-offs in debugging and performance.

Fabien Martinet

Sep 18, 2025

6 min

read

Application vs. Database: Where Should Permissions Live?

Permissions drift is real: scattered checks, forgotten filters, and data leaks. PostgreSQL’s Row Level Security (RLS) flips the script: pushing verification into the database for stronger safety, but with trade-offs in debugging and performance.

Fabien Martinet

Sep 10, 2025

14 min

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The Origin Story of Merge Queues

From Bors and Homu to Bulldozer, Kodiak, Mergify, and now GitHub and GitLab, merge queues have shaped how we keep main branches green. This article traces their history, why they emerged, and how they became a standard in modern software development.

Julien Danjou

Sep 10, 2025

14 min

read

The Origin Story of Merge Queues

From Bors and Homu to Bulldozer, Kodiak, Mergify, and now GitHub and GitLab, merge queues have shaped how we keep main branches green. This article traces their history, why they emerged, and how they became a standard in modern software development.

Julien Danjou

Sep 10, 2025

14 min

read

The Origin Story of Merge Queues

From Bors and Homu to Bulldozer, Kodiak, Mergify, and now GitHub and GitLab, merge queues have shaped how we keep main branches green. This article traces their history, why they emerged, and how they became a standard in modern software development.

Julien Danjou

Sep 10, 2025

14 min

read

The Origin Story of Merge Queues

From Bors and Homu to Bulldozer, Kodiak, Mergify, and now GitHub and GitLab, merge queues have shaped how we keep main branches green. This article traces their history, why they emerged, and how they became a standard in modern software development.

Julien Danjou

Sep 8, 2025

4 min

read

What I Learned Building My First Jenkins Plugin

Building a Jenkins plugin sounded simple — until it became a crash course in Java, Jenkins internals, and community code review. Here’s what I learned, why the process surprised me, and how it now powers Mergify CI Insights.

Mehdi Abaakouk

Sep 8, 2025

4 min

read

What I Learned Building My First Jenkins Plugin

Building a Jenkins plugin sounded simple — until it became a crash course in Java, Jenkins internals, and community code review. Here’s what I learned, why the process surprised me, and how it now powers Mergify CI Insights.

Mehdi Abaakouk

Sep 8, 2025

4 min

read

What I Learned Building My First Jenkins Plugin

Building a Jenkins plugin sounded simple — until it became a crash course in Java, Jenkins internals, and community code review. Here’s what I learned, why the process surprised me, and how it now powers Mergify CI Insights.

Mehdi Abaakouk

Sep 8, 2025

4 min

read

What I Learned Building My First Jenkins Plugin

Building a Jenkins plugin sounded simple — until it became a crash course in Java, Jenkins internals, and community code review. Here’s what I learned, why the process surprised me, and how it now powers Mergify CI Insights.

Mehdi Abaakouk

Sep 5, 2025

8 min

read

Pull Request Management: Streamline Your Workflow with Automation

Pull requests are essential, but they don’t scale without automation. Learn PR basics, best practices, and how to automate reviews, tests, and merges with GitHub Actions or Mergify.

Julien Danjou

Sep 5, 2025

8 min

read

Pull Request Management: Streamline Your Workflow with Automation

Pull requests are essential, but they don’t scale without automation. Learn PR basics, best practices, and how to automate reviews, tests, and merges with GitHub Actions or Mergify.

Julien Danjou

Sep 5, 2025

8 min

read

Pull Request Management: Streamline Your Workflow with Automation

Pull requests are essential, but they don’t scale without automation. Learn PR basics, best practices, and how to automate reviews, tests, and merges with GitHub Actions or Mergify.

Julien Danjou

Sep 5, 2025

8 min

read

Pull Request Management: Streamline Your Workflow with Automation

Pull requests are essential, but they don’t scale without automation. Learn PR basics, best practices, and how to automate reviews, tests, and merges with GitHub Actions or Mergify.

Julien Danjou

Sep 5, 2025

7 min

read

Trunk-Based Development vs Gitflow: Which Branching Model Actually Works?

Trunk-based vs Gitflow: which branching model really works for modern CI/CD? We compare both, share trade-offs, and argue why trunk-based (with automation like merge queues) usually wins for teams that care about speed, reliability, and flow.

Julien Danjou

Sep 5, 2025

7 min

read

Trunk-Based Development vs Gitflow: Which Branching Model Actually Works?

Trunk-based vs Gitflow: which branching model really works for modern CI/CD? We compare both, share trade-offs, and argue why trunk-based (with automation like merge queues) usually wins for teams that care about speed, reliability, and flow.

Julien Danjou

Sep 5, 2025

7 min

read

Trunk-Based Development vs Gitflow: Which Branching Model Actually Works?

Trunk-based vs Gitflow: which branching model really works for modern CI/CD? We compare both, share trade-offs, and argue why trunk-based (with automation like merge queues) usually wins for teams that care about speed, reliability, and flow.

Julien Danjou

Sep 5, 2025

7 min

read

Trunk-Based Development vs Gitflow: Which Branching Model Actually Works?

Trunk-based vs Gitflow: which branching model really works for modern CI/CD? We compare both, share trade-offs, and argue why trunk-based (with automation like merge queues) usually wins for teams that care about speed, reliability, and flow.

Julien Danjou

Sep 4, 2025

6 min

read

Feature Branch Workflow: A Practical Guide for Git

A feature branch workflow is one of Git’s most popular strategies. Learn how it works, its pros and cons, and how modern automation (like merge queues) keeps feature branches fast, safe, and frustration-free.

Julien Danjou

Sep 4, 2025

6 min

read

Feature Branch Workflow: A Practical Guide for Git

A feature branch workflow is one of Git’s most popular strategies. Learn how it works, its pros and cons, and how modern automation (like merge queues) keeps feature branches fast, safe, and frustration-free.

Julien Danjou

Sep 4, 2025

6 min

read

Feature Branch Workflow: A Practical Guide for Git

A feature branch workflow is one of Git’s most popular strategies. Learn how it works, its pros and cons, and how modern automation (like merge queues) keeps feature branches fast, safe, and frustration-free.

Julien Danjou

Sep 4, 2025

6 min

read

Feature Branch Workflow: A Practical Guide for Git

A feature branch workflow is one of Git’s most popular strategies. Learn how it works, its pros and cons, and how modern automation (like merge queues) keeps feature branches fast, safe, and frustration-free.

Julien Danjou

Sep 4, 2025

4 min

read

Looking for a Bulldozer Alternative? Meet Mergify.

Bulldozer is fine for simple PR automation, but it struggles as teams grow. In this post, we break down its pain points and show how Mergify’s merge queues, flexible rules, and templates make it the smarter choice for modern development workflows.

Julien Danjou

Sep 4, 2025

4 min

read

Looking for a Bulldozer Alternative? Meet Mergify.

Bulldozer is fine for simple PR automation, but it struggles as teams grow. In this post, we break down its pain points and show how Mergify’s merge queues, flexible rules, and templates make it the smarter choice for modern development workflows.

Julien Danjou

Sep 4, 2025

4 min

read

Looking for a Bulldozer Alternative? Meet Mergify.

Bulldozer is fine for simple PR automation, but it struggles as teams grow. In this post, we break down its pain points and show how Mergify’s merge queues, flexible rules, and templates make it the smarter choice for modern development workflows.

Julien Danjou

Sep 4, 2025

4 min

read

Looking for a Bulldozer Alternative? Meet Mergify.

Bulldozer is fine for simple PR automation, but it struggles as teams grow. In this post, we break down its pain points and show how Mergify’s merge queues, flexible rules, and templates make it the smarter choice for modern development workflows.

Julien Danjou

Sep 4, 2025

4 min

read

Stop Abusing .gitignore

.gitignore is one of Git’s most abused features. Here’s what it’s actually for, why you shouldn’t commit your editor junk into it, and how to use a global ignore file instead.

Julien Danjou

Sep 4, 2025

4 min

read

Stop Abusing .gitignore

.gitignore is one of Git’s most abused features. Here’s what it’s actually for, why you shouldn’t commit your editor junk into it, and how to use a global ignore file instead.

Julien Danjou

Sep 4, 2025

4 min

read

Stop Abusing .gitignore

.gitignore is one of Git’s most abused features. Here’s what it’s actually for, why you shouldn’t commit your editor junk into it, and how to use a global ignore file instead.

Julien Danjou

Sep 4, 2025

4 min

read

Stop Abusing .gitignore

.gitignore is one of Git’s most abused features. Here’s what it’s actually for, why you shouldn’t commit your editor junk into it, and how to use a global ignore file instead.

Julien Danjou

Sep 3, 2025

15 min

read

Code Review: Culture, Flow, and Practices That Drive Team Performance

A practical guide to modern code review—from reducing friction to building team culture. Tips for writers, reviewers, and leads to turn code review into a source of clarity, speed, and collaboration instead of delay and frustration.

Julian Maurin

Sep 3, 2025

15 min

read

Code Review: Culture, Flow, and Practices That Drive Team Performance

A practical guide to modern code review—from reducing friction to building team culture. Tips for writers, reviewers, and leads to turn code review into a source of clarity, speed, and collaboration instead of delay and frustration.

Julian Maurin

Sep 3, 2025

15 min

read

Code Review: Culture, Flow, and Practices That Drive Team Performance

A practical guide to modern code review—from reducing friction to building team culture. Tips for writers, reviewers, and leads to turn code review into a source of clarity, speed, and collaboration instead of delay and frustration.

Julian Maurin

Sep 3, 2025

15 min

read

Code Review: Culture, Flow, and Practices That Drive Team Performance

A practical guide to modern code review—from reducing friction to building team culture. Tips for writers, reviewers, and leads to turn code review into a source of clarity, speed, and collaboration instead of delay and frustration.

Julian Maurin

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