Understanding a GitHub Actions workflow
You and your friends have built a cool one-page portfolio website. Now, you want to add a new section called MY ARTICLES to showcase your blog posts. You may have heard that GitHub Actions can help automate some tasks for you, but what does that mean? Let’s break it down simply.
Figure 9.1 – The MY ARTICLES section
What are GitHub Actions? Think of GitHub Actions as a helpful robot that can do tasks for you. For example, every time you want to add a new article to your MY ARTICLES section, this robot can automatically update your website with a new post. It’s like having a little helper that takes care of repetitive tasks without you needing to do anything manually. But what if you’re not sure how to write the instructions for that helpful robot we talked about? Good news – you don’t have to start from scratch. GitHub has a place called the Marketplace where you can find...