dagger

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What is dagger?

A portable alternative to GitHub Actions or Jenkins that runs pipelines in containers. It allows developers to write CI/CD logic in standard languages like Go, Python, or TypeScript for local and cloud execution.

Tech Stack
GoDevOps & CI/CD

Why dagger?

  • Language-agnostic SDKs
  • Fast local debugging
  • Efficient build caching

Limitations

  • Requires Docker/Buildkit
  • New paradigm shift from YAML
  • Evolving API stability
3/5/2026
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