---
title: "Stop re-writing pipelines! Why GitHub Actions drive the future of CI/CD"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-re-writing-pipelines-why-github-actions-drive-the-future-of-ci-cd-ie6btw-n8
source_url: https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2021/03/github-actions-nextgen-cicd/
type: article
source: "codecentric"
author: "Jonas Hecht"
published: 2021-03-15T02:12:01.485Z
updated: 2026-03-15T03:37:22.326Z
tags: ["cicd", "general-programming", "github", "jenkins"]
reading_time: 8
upvotes: 16
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# 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: <https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2021/03/github-actions-nextgen-cicd/>

## 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.

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