Listen "17 | All Things Automated"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, James and Amy talk about all the things they've automated. James in particular has several workflows within AirTable for generating stream graphics, sending out tweets, and generating his email newsletter.SpnosorsVercelVercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.For more information, visit Vercel.comZEAL is hiring!Zeal is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.Zeal believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, Coding Zeal looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.For more information visit softwareresidency.com/careersShow Notes0:00 Introduction4:01 Automating Overview6:48 CI/CD PipelinesDeploybotPublishing as soon as a commit is made to the master branch on GitHub10:49 Sponsor: Vercel12:08 Automations with IFTTT and Zapier15:12 Checklists16:37 Using AirTable forms to Create Stream Graphics using CloudinaryLearning Quick StreamsStream with James Q Quick and Amy Dutton24:25 Serverless Functions Overview25:42 Integration with Sanity.io28:46 Determining what to Automate30:25 Sharing content from the Learn Build Teach Discord Community Listen to commands within the Discord community and saves the content to AirTable Flag for sharing to Twitter Flag for sharing within the Email Newsletter Node Chron for automatically tweeting34:38 Sponsor: ZEAL36:17 Button within AirTable for collecting and formatting email newsletters38:29 Automating Tweets to promote the stream39:18 Grab Bag Questions39:51 Grab Bag Question #1: What tools do you use to automate tasks? Do you program as many automations as possible? And do you use IFTTT?Hazel from NoodlesoftEmptying my computer's trashRenaming filesGeofencing42:29 Picks and Plugs43:01 James's Pick: Tripod from Amazon43:49 James's Plug: James Q Quick on YouTube44:30 Amy's Pick: Creative Elements PodcastEpisode with Ali Abdaal47:09 Amy's Plug: SelfTeach.me on YouTube
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