A comprehensive guide to building a CI/CD pipeline tailored for frontend developers, covering linting and formatting with ESLint and Prettier, unit testing with Jest and Testing Library, integration testing with msw for API mocking, end-to-end testing with Cypress, accessibility auditing with Lighthouse CI and Cypress Axe, and automation via GitHub Actions workflows. The guide also covers preview deployments, automated releases using release branches, and feature flags for controlled rollouts. Code examples are provided for each testing layer, along with sample GitHub Workflow YAML configurations.
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The impact of automation on your team, your org, and your usersLinting, Formatting, and Unit testsIntegration and end-to-end testingAccessibility tests and auditsAutomation: When and how to run my tests and releaseConclusion5 Impressions