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GitHub Actions as a time-sharing supercomputer (Changelog News #78)
Jan 22, 2024
Alex Ellis, creator of actions-batch, shares how GitHub Actions can be used as a time-sharing supercomputer. Other topics include DevDocs.io, BUN Shell, web components, and a guide to building an air quality monitoring system.
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Quick takeaways
- Actions Batch project enables users to submit tasks and collect results using GitHub Actions.
- Devdocs.io combines multiple API documentations into one fast, offline-accessible, and searchable interface.
Deep dives
Bringing Back Batch Job Workflow with Actions Batch
Alex Ellis introduced Actions Batch, a new project that revives the batch job workflow from the 1970s. With GitHub actions, users can write a bash script as an argument, which creates a new repository with a workflow file to run the shell script and exit. This project brings back the convenience of submitting tasks and collecting results, providing examples like generating ASCII art and using llama from hugging face.
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