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by yodelshady 2139 days ago
Funny, from non-dev roles I'd probably put spreadsheets as the the platform for "no-code app dev".

Or rather, the platform for "this is the only b*d tool IT have allowed me to run, and no, I don't have a spare year for them to scope out what could be bodged by a couple of VBA scripts, and doing so would very obviously make my job better. So, for good or evil, it's going to be bodged with a couple of VBA scripts."

I feel like there's a lesson there, though I could be wrong. (Also not sure if that counts as "no-code")

Oh, and seconding the general consensus that websites that flash irrelevant notifications at me are pretty much an instant, hard "no".

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Never underestimate the art of the bodge, it's quite literally keeping the world ticking over, perfection has a place but it is rare and fleeting.

I saw a good talk on it from Tom Scott some time ago[0] which I think is relevant.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIFE7h3m40U