17 | All Things Automated

<p>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.</p><h2>Spnosors</h2><h3>Vercel</h3><p>Vercel 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.</p><p>For more information, visit <a href="http://vercel.com">Vercel.com</a></p><h3><strong>ZEAL</strong> is hiring!</h3><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>For more information visit <a href="https://softwareresidency.com/careers">softwareresidency.com/careers</a></p><h2>Show Notes</h2><p>0:00 Introduction</p><p>4:01 Automating Overview</p><p>6:48 CI/CD Pipelines</p><ul><li><a href="https://deploybot.com">Deploybot</a></li><li>Publishing as soon as a commit is made to the master branch on GitHub</li></ul><p>10:49 Sponsor: Vercel</p><p>12:08 Automations with <a href="https://ifttt.com">IFTTT</a> and <a href="https://zapier.com">Zapier</a></p><p>15:12 Checklists</p><p>16:37 Using AirTable forms to Create Stream Graphics using Cloudinary</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/jamesqquick">Learning Quick