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[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 24 points 9 months ago

I have to use no code automation tools at work sometimes (marketing). I have created automation that are too big to load and have crashed the platform and require help desk to go in and delete my automation and start from scratch, but would probably be a dozen lines of code, because it restricts how you use AND and OR.

so you can't do

If (A OR B) AND (C OR D) THEN set E to true

you have to do

  • first check A

  • A is false

  • now check B

  • B is false

  • exit

  • first check A

  • A is false

  • now check B

  • B is true

  • now check C

  • C is false

  • now check D

  • D is false

  • exit

  • first check A

  • A is false

  • now check B

  • B is true

  • now check C

  • C is false

  • now check D

  • D is true

  • Check if they have E

  • they don't have E

  • exit

  • first check A

  • A is false

  • now check B

  • B is true

  • now check C

  • C is false

  • now check D

  • D is true

  • Check if they have E

  • they have E

  • check if E is already set to true

  • it is

  • exit

  • first check A

  • A is false

  • now check B

  • B is true

  • now check C

  • C is false

  • now check D

  • D is true

  • Check if they have E

  • they have E

  • check if E is already set to true

  • it is not

  • set E to true.

[-] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 9 points 9 months ago

Those no code automation tools drive me nuts.
I look at them and I think "oh that's really handy" then 2 seconds after I find out it simply doesn't have support for what I'm trying to or it's cumbersome as fuck.
And it's not even like I'm trying to do anything crazy either, it's like the second you put one finger outside their perfect little use cases it all falls apart.

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