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Priscila Heller
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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 was 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.
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Understanding the basics of workflows

Workflows are automated and configurable processes that you can add to your GitHub repository. Workflows consist of one or multiple jobs that are triggered by specific events. A workflow configuration is defined in a workflow file, which must be written using YAML.

Important Note

All workflow files related to GitHub Actions must live in the .github/workflows directory and must have either the .yml or .yaml file extension.

Workflow files are an integral part of GitHub Actions, and Chapter 3, A Closer Look at Workflows is dedicated to covering more complex topics related to them. Understanding the basics of the workflow file syntax will introduce you to the essentials that will become the basis for assimilating advanced terms that can be added to the file, and also help you quickly get started creating or customizing workflows.

Learning the basics of the workflow file syntax

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Published in: Nov 2021Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781800560406

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Priscila Heller

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 was 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.
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