We can automate that!
summary
Shows a concrete workaround: an internal ticket feed without an API is reconciled to Google Calendar by a Python scraper that parses predictable messages with web scraping and regex to keep events current. Covers when tactical scripts evolve into strategic systems — adding a service account and audit trail, tests, packaging, monitoring — and warns about brittle fixes, race conditions from rushed scaling, and non‑deterministic AI helpers, with practical steps to start small, share code, and harden successful automations.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:01What automation means
- 3:50Automation types and roles
- 6:38Real-world example 10 years ago
- 8:45Tactical to strategic automation
- 11:35Automation failure lessons
- 13:47Practical automation advice
- 14:58Q&A
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