Background
As we clean up the repo and prepare for summer interns, two automated checks would help catch issues before they reach students:
1. Link checker (weekly)
Many workshops embed external services (Replit, Trinket, YouTube, PandoraBots). When these URLs break, students hit dead ends during live workshops. A weekly GitHub Action could scan all markdown files for external URLs and report broken links.
2. Image optimization (on PRs)
Some images in the repo are very large or missing accessibility attributes. A PR check could flag:
- Images larger than 500KB
- Images missing alt text
- Uppercase file extensions (.PNG, .GIF) that may break on case-sensitive systems
Why this needs discussion
Both of these would run as GitHub Actions. Before implementing, I want to make sure:
- Are you okay with these running on PRs / weekly?
- Should they be warnings or blocking checks?
- Any concerns about Actions minutes usage?
Happy to build either or both once we agree on the approach. No rush — just wanted to get this on your radar.
cc @ozhang22
Background
As we clean up the repo and prepare for summer interns, two automated checks would help catch issues before they reach students:
1. Link checker (weekly)
Many workshops embed external services (Replit, Trinket, YouTube, PandoraBots). When these URLs break, students hit dead ends during live workshops. A weekly GitHub Action could scan all markdown files for external URLs and report broken links.
2. Image optimization (on PRs)
Some images in the repo are very large or missing accessibility attributes. A PR check could flag:
Why this needs discussion
Both of these would run as GitHub Actions. Before implementing, I want to make sure:
Happy to build either or both once we agree on the approach. No rush — just wanted to get this on your radar.
cc @ozhang22