Review: GitHub Actions

GitHub Actions?!

So, yeah, I feel old. After reading this article and not being in the loop on GitHub Actions, I can't believe I'm not on top of this area of DevOps.
https://github.blog/2019-08-08-github-actions-now-supports-ci-cd/

Matrix Builds

I mean - Matrix Builds, wow! This is phenomenal to test multiple builds of your software especially considering that not all customers will upgrade at the same time. In addition, some of these customers who actually want the latest offerings (or solutions) are in-house customers and/or early adopters.

Live Logs

Although "live logs" is nothing new, it seems that GitHub is saying they already have the display of live logs available to those who use GitHub Actions. That's actually pretty cool. I can push my code and instantly see a build run while showing any errors.

And More...

Basically, it's kind of like an IDE in the cloud but seems to also connect and deploy to a live server. I haven't looked into the pricing yet. Maybe one day I'll catch up and start using something like this instead of doing everything on my local?


Thanks GitHub!