The text discusses the benefits of automating common development tasks such as building, testing, and deploying applications. It highlights the convenience of using the DigitalOcean API to create new Droplets and automatically run applications on them. The article provides examples of how to use the API to deploy a Rails 4 application to a Droplet, including cloning the repository, installing Docker, and running the container. It also covers more complex scenarios such as deploying multiple applications and using configuration management tools like Puppet, Ansible, and Chef. Additionally, it introduces the concept of User-Data, which allows developers to automate the deployment process by executing standard commands like `curl` from within the Droplet's Cloud Config. The article concludes that automating infrastructure with User-Data enables teams to spin up new instances of their applications quickly and efficiently, making it an attractive option for development teams.