Writing about continuous merge, software development, CI/CD and technical topics.
Mehdi Abaakouk

Debugging Database performance issues in a snap with Datadog

Recently, our team experienced a breakthrough in database performance debugging, all thanks to Datadog's automatic explain queries feature. This powerful tool has saved us countless hours and significantly streamlined our debugging process.

Mathieu Poissard

Avoid the Pull Request Rebase Hell with a Merge Queue

Escape Pull Request Rebase Hell with a Merge Queue! Automate your pull request updates and ensure smooth merges. Streamline your workflow, maintain a clean codebase, and enhance productivity. Learn actionable steps and tips to implement a Merge Queue now!

Mathieu Poissard

Flaky Tests Automation: How to Make Them Frictionless

Discover effective strategies to streamline the management of flaky tests, making them a seamless part of your testing process.

Mathieu Poissard

The Merge Queue aka the Best Trade-Off Between Security and Velocity for Software Teams

In software development, optimizing security and velocity is paramount. The Merge Queue acts as a balancing mechanism, ensuring swift and secure code deployment. Implementing a Merge Queue will enhance the quality, security, and efficiency of your development process.

Mathieu Poissard

Flaky Test Management: How to Handle Flakiness in your Test Suite?

Explore a comprehensive guide to mastering the art of handling flakiness with these proven best practices.

Mathieu Poissard

How to Get Rid of Flaky Tests: 3 Tools You Should Know

Discover CI Monitoring

Hugo Escafit

Datadog-CI Visibility Guide: Enhancing Continuous Integration in 2023

What is Datadog CI Visibility? What can you do with this solution? What about integrations? That's what we will see in this article.

Julien Danjou

Why Mergify's Codebase Isn't Open Source Anymore: A Tale of Growth, Change, and Adaptation

In 2018, when Mergify first saw the light of day, the world of software development looked rather different. It was a time when Mehdi, Mergify's co-founder, and CTO, and I aimed to alleviate the constant pain of rebasing pull requests for our team of just four developers. With

Charly Laurent

How to Change the Default Commit Message on GitHub

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Hugo Escafit

Mergify Bug Bounty Program: Ready To Hack Us?

Announcing the Launch of Our Public Bug Bounty Program with HackerOne

Mehdi Abaakouk

Password-less Authentication in 2023: Cloud Security with OpenID Connect

With growth comes a responsibility to ensure our operations' safety. This responsibility prompted us to delve deeper and rethink traditional security approaches, especially concerning cloud integration.

Mathieu Poissard

Upskill Software Engineers Through Best Practices Sharing

Bad code slows down the delivery time since developers need more time and energy to do their job in such a context. So, how can we avoid that? Best practices sharing seems to be a good start.