In a world driven by innovation and continuous integration, understanding the basics of automation with GitHub Actions is essential for every developer who works on GitHub. In this course, GitHub Actions: The Big Picture, you’ll understand the basics of GitHub Actions, its benefits, use cases, and how to get started. First, you’ll explore the essential components of an Actions workflow file, from event triggers, steps, runners, and jobs. You’ll gain hands-on experience in creating a basic workflow file that will print a message to the console log based on a specific event trigger. By the end of this course, whether you’re a seasoned developer looking to streamline your workflows, or a newcomer eager to embrace automation, this course provides a big picture view to automating your development workflows with GitHub Actions.
Overview
In a world driven by innovation and continuous integration, understanding the basics of automation with GitHub Actions is essential for every developer who works on GitHub. In this course, GitHub Actions: The Big Picture, you’ll understand the basics of GitHub Actions, its benefits, use cases, and how to get started. First, you’ll explore the essential components of an Actions workflow file, from event triggers, steps, runners, and jobs. You’ll gain hands-on experience in creating a basic workflow file that will print a message to the console log based on a specific event trigger. By the end of this course, whether you’re a seasoned developer looking to streamline your workflows, or a newcomer eager to embrace automation, this course provides a big picture view to automating your development workflows with GitHub Actions.
Syllabus
- Course Overview 1min
- Getting Started with GitHub Actions 8mins
- Build a Workflow with GitHub Actions 14mins
- Build, Test, and Deploy an Application with GitHub Actions 17mins
Taught by
Aaron Stewart
