Ben Durrans modernized the CI/CD pipeline for the snyk/vscode-extension repository, focusing on build consistency and reliability. He upgraded GitHub Actions workflows, removing deprecated caching mechanisms to reduce maintenance risk and pipeline flakiness. By introducing a .nvmrc file, Ben standardized Node.js versions across both local and CI environments, ensuring consistent builds and minimizing environment drift. His work leveraged YAML for workflow configuration and emphasized best practices in CI/CD automation. Although the project scope was limited to a single feature over one month, Ben’s contributions improved build speed, reliability, and maintainability, laying a foundation for more robust development and deployment processes.