--- title: Stop re-writing pipelines! Why GitHub Actions drive the... description: The Pipeline-as-Code pattern is implemented by most CI/CD platforms today. So what could be the next evolutionary step? Based on GitHub Actions, the article... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-re-writing-pipelines-why-github-actions-drive-the-future-of-ci-cd-ie6btw-n8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Stop re-writing pipelines! Why GitHub Actions drive the future of CI/CD | daily.dev og:description: The Pipeline-as-Code pattern is implemented by most CI/CD platforms today. So what could be the next evolutionary step? Based on GitHub Actions, the article... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-re-writing-pipelines-why-github-actions-drive-the-future-of-ci-cd-ie6btw-n8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/IE6btW_N8.png og:image:alt: Stop re-writing pipelines! Why GitHub Actions drive the future of CI/CD og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Stop re-writing pipelines! Why GitHub Actions drive the future of CI/CD **[codecentric](https://daily.dev/sources/codecentric)** · [@jonashackt](https://daily.dev/jonashackt) · 8 min read · 16 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary The Pipeline-as-Code pattern is implemented by most CI/CD platforms today. So what could be the next evolutionary step? Based on GitHub Actions, the article outlines why open-source Pipeline- as-Code will take your pipelines to the next level. The article is part of a blog series about GitHub Actions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@hamatoyogi** · 2 upvotes > A great overview of CI/CD pipelines history and why GitHub actions rule. **@idoshamun** · 0 upvotes > I love the concept of formulizing CI/CD platforms with an open-source marketplace as the third generation of the CI/CD platforms. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cicd](https://daily.dev/tags/cicd), [#general-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/general-programming), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#jenkins](https://daily.dev/tags/jenkins) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/stop-re-writing-pipelines-why-github-actions-drive-the-future-of-ci-cd-ie6btw-n8) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Stop re-writing pipelines! 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