Make web IDE the preferred experience for editing .gitlab-ci.yml

Problem to solve

The Web IDE has syntax highlighting and will continue to advance in terms of features used for editing the .gitlab-ci.yml. However, the basic editor is the default in some important situations like below, when you click on setup CI/CD:

Intended users

• Devon (DevOps Engineer)

User experience goal

A better editing experience for CI YAML authors

Proposal

• Update the setup CI/CD button to open the .gitlab-ci.yml (the one configured in the project settings, normally /.gitlab-ci.yml by default) in the web IDE by default
• Add a banner to the basic editor where, when editing a file named .gitlab-ci.yml, it recommends using the Web IDE because it offers syntax highlighting and more, and provides a link to opening the .gitlab-ci.yml in the Web IDE.

Further details

Permissions and Security

Documentation

Availability & Testing

What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

What is the type of buyer?

Is this a cross-stage feature?

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