Lightning Talk: GitHub Bots - every 3282 student's life saver

[kkangs0226]

Topic:

How GitHub Bots can transform projects

WIIFY:

As CS3282 students, you will be able to reduce time spent on repository maintenance work, attract more student contributors, and as a result have faster development progress.

Key Points:

1. GitHub bots can reduce manual repository maintenance work
2. GitHub bots can improve quality of codebase & documentation
3. GitHub bots are simple to use

Impact:

Know: What kind of tasks can be automated with GitHub Bots and how to incorporate them into projects cleverly
Believe: That GitHub bots add value to projects in multiple aspects e.g. automation of routines, ensuring quality of codebase/documentation
Do: Use GitHub Bots in projects

Presentation Slides:

Github Bots.pptx

[zhaojj2209]

Thank you so much for the talk, it truly is a life saver 👼 The TEAMMATES team has been inspired by this talk to create our own Github Actions bot, and we highly recommend everyone else try writing your own bot for your project if you haven't!

[kkangs0226]

Great to hear that!! 😁 We are introducing Release-drafter bot to CATcher as well. To a new future for NUS-OSS!!💃

[kkangs0226]

CS3282 Lightning Talk C.pptx