Self-Expiring Report-Only CI Gates: From Advisory to Enforced
The article discusses the implementation of self-expiring report-only CI gates to improve code quality. These gates have a deadline that forces teams to address violations or remove the gate, preventing technical debt. The approach encourages organized code reviews and timely maintenance of code standards.
- ▪Self-expiring report-only CI gates carry a deadline that prompts teams to clean up violations or remove the gate.
- ▪The enforcement script checks for expired gates and fails the build if any are past their deadline.
- ▪This method helps prevent advisory gates from becoming permanent technical debt.
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