[danielvaughn]

I work out of a co-working space. A few months ago I walked past some people fidgeting with Zapier. Some (former) employee had built this crazy complex system of integrations, with connections going back and forth everywhere. It looked very much like this diagram, and I couldn't help but laugh, because it's the same kind of problem that coders face on a daily basis.

[sgarland]

IMO, Zapier is a little different because it's connecting disparate APIs.

Disclaimer: I work for Zapier.

[danielvaughn]

Ah yes true. My point was really that any tool can generate complexity, it's all about the underlying problem you're trying to solve.

[habeyer]

Yeah, I think Zapier is one of if not the only example I've come across in my software dev career of a low-code-type tool that devs will reach for before doing stuff by hand.

Great example of where low-code is a better alternative for a very narrow use case of development.