CI/CD pipelines have become slow bottlenecks blocking developer productivity

8/10 High

CI/CD pipelines that were designed to streamline development have ironically become large, complex, and slow. Developers frequently wait for builds, tests, and deployments to complete, with unnecessary processes consuming significant time. In one example, Slack's E2E pipeline spent 5 minutes building frontend code even when no frontend changes were made, wasting time across hundreds of daily PRs.

CI/CDbuild systemstesting frameworks
Category
deploy
Workaround
partial
Stage
build
Freshness
persistent
Scope
framework
Recurring
Yes
Buyer Type
team

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Collection History

Query: “What are the most common pain points with CI/CD for developers in 2025?”4/8/2026

The streamlined process we envisioned has become a bottleneck, leaving developers waiting for builds, tests, and deployments. The promise of rapid iteration is fading, replaced by frustrating delays and lower productivity.

Created: 4/8/2026Updated: 4/8/2026