How can caching and artifacts speed up Service discovery on GitLab CI?

caching, artifacts, service discovery, GitLab CI, CI/CD, performance optimization
This article discusses how caching and artifacts can significantly enhance service discovery in GitLab CI, improving overall CI/CD performance and efficiency.

        // Example of a GitLab CI configuration with caching and artifacts
        stages:
          - build
          - test
          - deploy

        cache:
          paths:
            - vendor/
            - node_modules/

        build_job:
          stage: build
          script:
            - echo "Building the application..."
            - composer install
            - npm install
          artifacts:
            paths:
              - build/

        test_job:
          stage: test
          dependencies:
            - build_job
          script:
            - echo "Running tests..."
            - phpunit

        deploy_job:
          stage: deploy
          script:
            - echo "Deploying the application..."
            - ./deploy.sh
    

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