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GitHub Actions as a time-sharing supercomputer (News)

Jan 22, 2024

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The podcast discusses Alex Ellis' project using GitHub Actions as a time-sharing supercomputer, the features of DevDocs.io and its searchable interface, Bun's JavaScript shell, Shoelace as a library of web components, and Martin Heinz's guide to building an indoor air quality monitoring system with Prometheus, Grafana, and a CO2 sensor.

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GitHub Actions as a time-sharing supercomputer recreates the workflow of 1970s time-sharing computers using Alex Ellis's Actions Batch project.

Devdocs.io is a free and open-source installable web app that combines multiple API documentations into a fast, searchable interface, providing developers with a unified documentation browser.

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Bringing back the workflow of time sharing computers

Alex Ellis's project called Actions Batch aims to recreate the workflow of time sharing computers from the 1970s using GitHub actions. Users can write a bash script, which is then passed as an argument. A new repository with a random name is created in the specified organization, and a workflow file is written along with the shell script. The workflow's sole job is to execute the shell script and exit. This project allows users to submit tasks or batch jobs and retrieve the results, with example scripts available in the repository.

Introduction

2min

devdocs.io, Sockit for GitHub, and the BUN shell

3min

Limitations of Frameworks, Introduction to ShoeLace, and Air Quality Monitoring

2min

Alex Ellis’ new actions-batch project uses GitHub Actions as a time-sharing supercomputer, DevDocs.io combines multiple API documentations in a fast, organized, and searchable interface, Jarred Sumner announces Bun’s very own JavaScript shell, Shoelace is a forward-thinking library of web components & Martin Heinz writes an awesome guide to building an indoor air quality monitoring system with Prometheus, Grafana & a CO2 sensor.

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