Shipyard | Blog

May 29, 2025

Moving from GitFlow to Trunk-Based Development

Trunk-based development is a rapid git development model in which commits are pushed/integrated directly into the trunk (or main branch). Going from a branching model to TBD is a massive undertaking, and getting there takes a combination of solid automation practices and teamwork.

May 22, 2025

Using ephemeral environments to sandbox agentic workflows

When you’re coding with AI agents, you’ll need infrastructure to *host* those code changes. This is so you can collect feedback, run tests, and make sure your feature is performing as you’ve intended.

May 09, 2025

The Docker Compose Test Environment Guide

Here are some tips and tricks for using Compose in different ways across different environments, from local to production.

Apr 30, 2025

Local-first CI/CD with Makefiles

Continuous integration isn’t something that needs to be restricted to remote pipelines. You can get a lot more mileage out of your CI/CD pipelines if you begin integration locally. That's where Makefiles come in.

Apr 18, 2025

Test Your Vibe Coding with Ephemeral Environments

We get it, you love the convenience of vibe coding, but you don’t love its unpredictability. Here's how you can trust every deployment by testing your LLM-built apps via ephemeral environments.

Apr 02, 2025

How to Measure DORA Change Fail Rate

Change fail rate (CFR) is one of the four key DORA metrics. DORA usually counts change fail rate as the percentage of production code changes that introduce a bug or regression over the total number of deployments. Measuring CFR is the first step to improving it.