What’s the role of automation in your development workflow?

Question

What areas of tour development process have you automated, and what benefits and challenges have you experienced as a result?

Sage Wang · Accepted Answer

I love that I can do more without getting bogged down by routine things.

Michael · Answer

I used to spend hours doing the same things over and over until I discovered automation.

Yatheen Brahma · Answer

Honestly, automation was intimidating at first, but once I got the hang of it, it felt like having an extra pair of hands.

Xinshu Ta · Answer

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Samuel Thomas Harris · Answer

Definitely! We use GitHub Actions to automate our CI/CD pipeline - running tests, building artifacts, and deploying to staging/prod environments. It's a game changer in terms of catching bugs early, shipping faster, and freeing up dev time. Would love to hear what automation tools others are using in their workflows!

Olivia Jane Carter · Answer

Automation plays a huge role in our dev workflow! We use GitHub Actions for CI/CD to automate builds, tests, and deployments. Also loving Dependabot for automated dependency updates and security alerts. Saves us a ton of time on repetitive tasks so we can focus on shipping features. 🚀

Eva Adam · Answer

Time saving and effective!

Benson Gao · Answer

Automation can save a lot of time, but if something goes wrong, it can take a lot of time to fix

Abigail Martinez · Answer

Automation plays a crucial role in our workflow by streamlining repetitive tasks, improving efficiency, and allowing the team to focus on innovation and problem-solving.

Mishkat -e- Noraen · Answer

It saves so much time, and I don’t have to worry about human errors as much.

What’s the role of automation in your development workflow?

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