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Nx Is Not a JavaScript Tool: It Is a Work Orchestrator

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100

I. Nx Is Not a JavaScript Tool: It Is a Work Orchestrator

Nx is often presented — and perceived — as a JavaScript tool.
“A thing for Angular,” or at best “a monorepo runner for Node.”

That perception is understandable…
but fundamentally incorrect.

Nx is not a JS tool.
Nx is a work orchestrator.

And that is precisely why it appears almost naturally as soon as a repository becomes polyglot.

Why Is Docker Cache Insufficient for a Monorepo?

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100

I. Why Is Docker Cache Insufficient for a Monorepo?

Docker is everywhere.
And with it, a widely shared idea:

“If we structure our Dockerfiles well, Docker cache will speed up our CI.”

That is true… but only up to a certain point.

As soon as you work in a monorepo — with multiple projects, multiple languages, and multiple logical pipelines — Docker cache quickly shows its limits.

What Should You Really Cache in a CI/CD Pipeline?

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100

I. Introduction

When trying to speed up a CI/CD pipeline, the first idea that almost always comes up is:

“we need to add cache”

But very quickly, another question appears:
what exactly are we caching?

Files? Folders? Docker images? Dependencies?
And above all: which cache has a real impact, and which one just makes the system more complex?