> The fact that you have to push a commit to the repo to test a change, and then wait for a runner delays everything indefinitely, and makes iterating really pa

> The fact that you have to push a commit to the repo to test a change, and then wait for a runner delays everything indefinitely, and makes iterating really painful. Iterating fast is key. As mentioned `act` helps a lot, getting as much as possible to run locally really cuts cycle times. GitHub Actions feel like bash to me. They are not great languages, but they are available so often that knowing them is a net productivity boost.