83 | An Introduction to Github Actions
In this episode, Amy and James explain Github Actions: what they are, how they work, use cases, and more. Amy also shares some of her personal experience in setting up Github Actions in a recent project.
In this episode, Amy and James explain Github Actions: what they are, how they work, use cases, and more. Amy also shares some of her personal experience in setting up Github Actions in a recent project.
Sponsors
ZEAL
ZEAL is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.
ZEAL believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, ZEAL looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.
For more information visit codingzeal.com
Vercel
Vercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.
For more information, visit Vercel.com
DatoCMS
DatoCMS is a complete and performant headless CMS built to offer the best developer experience and user-friendliness in the market. It features a rich, CDN-powered GraphQL API (with realtime updates!), a super-flexible way to handle dynamic layouts and structured content, and best-in-class image/video support, with progressive/LQIP image loading out-of-the-box."
For more information, visit datocms.com
Show Notes
- 00:00:00 - Intro
- 00:05:27 - What are GitHub actions?
- 00:12:59 - Sponsor: DatoCMS
- 00:13:53 - Linting or Formatting
- 00:24:34 - Sponsor: Vercel
- 00:30:03 - Sponsor: Zeal
- 00:30:56 - Other Use Cases
- 00:37:12 - Grab Bag Questions
- 00:44:00 - Picks and Plugs
Links
- Learn Github Actions - https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions
- Quickstart for Github Actions - https://docs.github.com/en/actions/quickstart
- Level Up Tutorials Course on Github Actions from Brian Douglass - https://leveluptutorials.com/tutorials/code-automation-with-github/introduction
- (James Pick) Rode Wireless Go - https://www.amazon.com/Rode-Microphones-Wireless-Channel-Microphone/dp/B08XFQ6KP9
- (James Plug) YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/jamesqquick
- (Amy Pick) ELOH IPhone Game - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eloh/id1406382064
- (Amy Plug) Learn Build Teach Discord - https://learnbuildteach.com/