Why Do CI/CD Pipelines Still Break in Well-Tested Codebases? (1 Viewer)

[jacobbbethell]

Hello


Despite the widespread adoption of CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment) tools in modern software development; developers often encounter mysterious pipeline failures even in mature; well-tested codebases. These failures may not be due to broken code, but rather environment differences, misconfigured runners, flaky tests / third-party service dependencies. Why do these issues persist & what can software engineers do to predict, detect, and prevent them proactively?


This topic aims to explore the non-code factors that commonly disrupt CI/CD pipelines. Is it a tooling problem; a human problem, or a cultural one? Do containerized environments like Docker & orchestrators like Kubernetes help or complicate matters further? Share your real-world experiences, insights into debugging failing builds, and your thoughts on how the software engineering community can design more resilient automation systems.

Whether you're a student experimenting with GitHub Actions or a junior dev deploying microservices, this issue affects us all. Let’s discuss smarter ways to build trust in automation. What guardrails, patterns / open-source tools do you recommend?




Thank you !!

 

[Socialism]

i'm sorry?
i do year 12 software and i've never heard of this stuff
are you a hsc student or uni?

 

[Socialism]

"this stuff" is just ci/cd

 

[wizzkids]

Good question.
Do a case study into the Crowdstrike Windows Falcon Sensor faulty deployment that brought an estimated 8% of the Windows PCs in the world to a screeching halt. The dreaded "channel 291" patch. That shouldn't have happened.