Why we're replacing GitLab CI jobs with .gitlab-ci.yml

GitLab CI, a continuous integration tool integrated with every GitLab installation, is undergoing a significant enhancement by adopting a new configuration method using a .gitlab-ci.yml file, inspired by Travis CI. This change will allow users to specify build scripts directly within their repositories, offering benefits such as version control, the ability to maintain different builds for different branches, and a single source of truth accessible to any team member with repository access. This advancement also facilitates complex build matrices, enabling the automatic generation of jobs based on different environments and dependencies, thus simplifying the setup of intricate test suites. The forthcoming update, which will be part of GitLab 8.0, aims to replace the existing job configuration method to streamline usage, improve documentation, and make development and debugging more straightforward, although it represents a breaking change for current GitLab CI users.

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