Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions




Automate software development workflows and seamlessly deploy your applications using GitHub Actions




Priscila Heller

BIRMINGHAM—MUMBAI

Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions

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My special thanks and endless admiration to my husband, Dr. Michael Devin Heller, who supported me when I was writing my very first book during times that were trying in more ways than I could have predicted. To my mom and my brother, who cheered me on across the globe, my love and gratitude. My appreciation and many thanks to the Packt team, especially to Shazeen Iqbal, Sankalp Khattri, and Neil D'mello who believed in my potential before I did.

To my dad, who always invested in my education and development: I wish you were here.

– Priscila Heller

Contributors

About the author

Priscila Heller was born and raised in Brazil, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism. She moved to the United States in 2011, where she has been living ever since. After working in many different fields, she found a career opportunity in tech and went back to school to pursue a degree in information system technology. In 2016, Priscila joined GitHub as an enterprise support agent. Over the years, she has been promoted a few times, and today she is a senior manager of Premium Support.

Priscila believes in the power of technology, education, and communication. She considers the democratization of knowledge and information to be invaluable for the cultural, social, economic, and scientific development of society and humanity.

About the reviewer

Melanie Cooper is a lifelong techie, and career tech professional, having spent the last few years as an engineer at GitHub assisting administrators and developers with the configuration and management of their GitHub enterprise solutions, with a specialization in Actions and Packages. A North Carolina native, she resides in Raleigh with her husband, along with their two dogs, and four cats. She is also a strong supporter and an avid investor in cryptocurrency– currently focusing work and contributions toward charitable causes such as $FEG (Feed Every Gorilla), a community that helps fund saving the lives of primates in Africa.