Add compilation and runtime concepts section#10023
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Add a new section to the concepts page explaining the difference between compilation time and runtime in CircleCI. The section covers what happens during config processing versus job execution, includes code examples for both concepts, and explains practical scenarios where understanding this distinction matters. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add missing periods to list items that complete the intro stem, as specified in the style guide. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update the when step example to use expression syntax with the == operator instead of the logic statement format, following CircleCI configuration expression guidelines. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Add a new section to the concepts page explaining the difference between compilation time and runtime in CircleCI. The section covers what happens during config processing versus job execution, includes code examples for both concepts, and explains practical scenarios where understanding this distinction matters.