https://blog-dev.simpleenough.net/tags/cicd/Recent content in CICD on Simple Enough BlogHugoenFri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100https://blog-dev.simpleenough.net/blog/chargecognitiveci/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100https://blog-dev.simpleenough.net/blog/chargecognitiveci/<h2 id="i-the-real-cost-of-a-bad-ci-workflow-cognitive-load" class="heading">I. The Real Cost of a Bad CI Workflow: Cognitive Load<a href="#i-the-real-cost-of-a-bad-ci-workflow-cognitive-load" aria-labelledby="i-the-real-cost-of-a-bad-ci-workflow-cognitive-load"> <!-- <i class="fas fa-link anchor"></i> --> <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-link anchor" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 640 512"><use href="#fas-link"></use></svg>&nbsp; </a> </h2> <p>People talk a lot about CI pipeline performance.<br> We measure minutes.<br> We optimize caches.<br> We parallelize.</p> <p>But the real cost of a bad CI workflow is not machine time.</p> <p>It is <strong>cognitive load</strong>.</p> <p>And it is far more expensive.</p> <hr> <h2 id="ii-the-invisible-problem" class="heading">II. The Invisible Problem<a href="#ii-the-invisible-problem" aria-labelledby="ii-the-invisible-problem"> <!-- <i class="fas fa-link anchor"></i> --> <svg class="svg-inline--fa fas fa-link anchor" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" role="img" viewBox="0 0 640 512"><use href="#fas-link"></use></svg>&nbsp; </a> </h2> <p>An inefficient CI pipeline is visible:</p>