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The AI’s test scheduler cut his release builds from a minute to about 3 seconds

The AI wrote a test run scheduler and migrated to nextest, cutting local release build cycles from 60+ seconds to about 3 seconds.

How it works

  1. The AI writes a test run scheduler
  2. Migrates the project to a faster test runner
  3. Local release build cycles drop from over 60 seconds to about 3 seconds

Why it’s worth knowing

Twenty seconds saved a hundred times a week is a hire.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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