circleci

Best Practices

• Use CircleCI 2.1 config version with orbs for reusable components
• Cache dependencies (npm, pip, maven) for faster builds
• Use workspaces to share data between jobs in a workflow
• Define resource classes appropriate for workload size
• Use contexts for environment variable management across projects
• Implement workflow filters for branch/tag-based execution
• Use Docker layer caching for container build jobs
• Jobs must specify an executor (Docker, machine, or macos)
• Use orbs for common integrations instead of custom scripts
• Store test results for CircleCI insights
• Use workflow filters for branch-specific job execution

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