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GitHub Actions in Action opens by reframing CI/CD as something that can be simple, secure, and fully integrated into the GitHub ecosystem. The introduction positions the book as a hands‑on, practitioner‑focused guide for developers and DevOps engineers who want to automate builds, tests, deployments, and cloud workflows without relying on external tools or complex integrations.

The authors—three Microsoft MVPs with deep GitHub and Azure expertise—explain why GitHub Actions has become a central platform for modern software delivery: