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  1. Triggering Reusable Github Actions Workflows

    Tired of updating small details on your Open Source READMEs? Automate the process with GitHub Reusable and Dispatch Workflows.

    Stefanni Brasil
    March 21, 2024
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  2. CI/CD: Automating Tests and Deployments the Fun Way

    Running tests and managing deployments can be a tediously manual process or overwhelming to automate with all the available platforms and tools to choose from. We at thoughtbot want to share how our process has made CI/CD simple and enjoyable.

    Victoria Guido and Christopher Kuttruff
    January 30, 2023
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  3. Automate manual deployments with Git and binstubs

    Your team’s manual deployment process doesn’t have to be so manual. Here’s how we automated our team’s deployment process with a few lines of bash and basic Git knowledge.

    Steve Polito
    November 14, 2022
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  4. Ten Years of the Giant Robots Blog

    Today marks 10 years of writing, editing, and publishing this blog, Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots. Here’s a few things we did along the way to improve our happiness and the quality of the content.

    Dan Croak, Joël Quenneville & Gabe Berke-Williams
    November 6, 2015
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  5. Make Your New Hires Feel Welcome With Automated on-boarding

    Document, iterate and automate your way to a great on-boarding experience.

    Nathan L. Walls
    March 17, 2015
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