Cutting Costs with GitHub Actions: Efficient CI Strategies
While using GitHub Actions can be costly, it is possible to save monetary resources by developing the right strategy. In this article, you'll find a list of all the tips and tricks we rely on at Mergify to keep our CI budget under control with GitHub Actions.
2023-07-31 Incident Postmortem
In the dynamic landscape of software development, unforeseen challenges can occasionally arise, bringing with them valuable lessons and reinforcing the importance of collaboration. We'd like to provide an in-depth account of a recent incident that put these principles to the test. The Genesis of the Incident On July
Engineering Growth: How Developers Can Master Marketing by Teaching
As engineers, we're programmed to think logically, to dive headfirst into complex problems, to find solutions, and, ultimately, to build. But when we transition from engineering to the thrilling world of startups, we find ourselves in unfamiliar territory, needing to acquire a new skill set — one that includes
From Code to Community: The Evolution of Developer Advocacy at Mergify
In the developer tools landscape, we carve our niche through a unique, bottom-up approach to marketing and developer advocacy. As the brainchild of two engineers, it seemed a natural course for us to target a demographic we knew so well—developers. Even as our marketing efforts have evolved to target
Supercharge Your Jenkins Workflow with Mergify
In the modern software development landscape, continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) are no longer just trendy buzzwords. They are vital components of the development cycle. Two tools that are often associated with these operations are Jenkins and Mergify. Jenkins, an open-source automation server, is used to automate parts
Battling CI Latency: When Merge Queues Become Your Best Friends
Ever felt like CI is that overzealous friend who never lets you take a breather? You know, the one who insists on running a full marathon (read: functional tests) every time you want to go for a casual stroll (ahem, pull request)? Well, it's time to introduce this
Embracing Remote Work: How We Built Mergify as a Successful Asynchronous Company
In a world where remote work is becoming increasingly popular, we at Mergify stand out as a prime example of a company that fully embraces the remote-first philosophy. Founded in 2018, before the COVID-19 pandemic, our roots are deeply ingrained in the world of open source and remote collaboration. In
ChatGPT: Shaking Up Recruitment in the Tech World
A year and a half ago, our startup, Mergify, dove into the exciting yet challenging world of technical recruiting, specifically targeting software engineering talent. As a growing company, we were eager to find bright trainees and apprentices still in school. We believed in hiring individuals with basic algorithm knowledge who
GitHub Pull Request Merge Queue FAQ
In February 2023, GitHub released its pull request merge queue feature in public beta. If you have no clue what a merge queue is, you can read about it here or watch our video below. After the announcement, many questions popped up on social media. We built a list of
Freezing your GitHub repository merges
Freezing your GitHub repository could mean a lot of things. In that case, I'm not talking about putting it on ice or sending it to GitHub's Artic Code Vault. No, that's not the point here. As controlling the merge flow becomes increasingly important, many
Replacing Phabricator Herald rules
If you never heard of Phabricator, you might not be alone. I admit I only started to hear about it recently, while the project started in 2010. Phabricator is essentially a forge, a suite of web-based developments collaborators tools, including multiple tools to do code reviews, track bugs or browse
Running GitHub Actions only on Certain Pull Requests
GitHub Actions is powerful and allows you to run various workflows on your pull requests. There is an entire marketplace of actions that you can use, reuse, and abuse. GitHub Actions became a defacto standard for many developer teams that want to run jobs when creating a pull request. This