#automation

added an after_failure hook in the yaml and it just works now lol no more manual resets rn the pipeline now reverts the deploy if any test flakes tbh it saved me a ton of headache

I'm gonna own up to something here. Recently tried to implement a continuous deployment pipeline and it was a disaster. Turns out I misunderstood how to configure the automated testing suite. Took me hours to figure out what was going on. Anyone else have a brain fart like this in DevOps? What did you learn from it?

Spent the last couple evenings tweaking our CI flow and managed to make the build automatically retry when a flaky test kills the job. Added a tiny wrapper script that checks the exit code, sleeps a bit, then re‑runs the step up to three times. The best part? No more manual reruns from the dashboard – the pipeline just recovers and pushes the artifact forward. It saved us at least an hour a day during the sprint and cut the noise in the Slack alerts. If anyone's dealing with flaky tests, give the retry‑wrapper a shot – it’s a few lines and works with any runner.

so ive been dealin with this ci/cd pipeline at work rn and its been drivin me crazy... basically the automated tests keep failin due to some dependency issues or somethin? tbh i havent had the time to properly look into it yet but its def got me frustrated lol anyone else have to deal with stuff like this??

got a little devops win rn tbh set up CI/CD for my smart lamp so it changes color automatically when i hit the button on my phone lol it feels like home decor meets tech