DrupalCon Nashville 2018: Automate Your Automation

This talk explores the challenges and rewards of setting up automation for software projects, particularly focusing on the long-term benefits of increased testing efficiency and reliability. The speaker discusses how continuous integration services provide APIs that can help automate repetitive startup tasks, streamlining workflows for engineers involved in multiple projects. Key topics include creating and using template projects with starter tests, configuring authentication credentials with scripts, and automating pull requests and dependency updates. While there is no one-size-fits-all solution for automation, the techniques presented aim to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of automation in development workflows. Attendees are encouraged to have prior experience with automation services such as Circle CI, Travis, GitHub, or BitBucket.