Post AkUxK6k7MsATUb7ZSK by wholesomedonut@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #AkUxK5Geqv0auwKWtk by wholesomedonut@fosstodon.org
       2024-07-31T18:08:18Z
       
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       Tiny posts with larger thought I don't feel like blogging:the more I see it, the more I use it... the more I consider low-code as the way forward for most business processes.Mind you, I'm not saying technical processes. Lowcode doesn't play nice with IT architecture or highly available software distributed throughout an edge network.But if Cheryl needs something better than Excel to actively manage a list of approval requests and contacts, or Dave needs a simple dumb asset tracker? Sure.
       
 (DIR) Post #AkUxK6k7MsATUb7ZSK by wholesomedonut@fosstodon.org
       2024-07-31T18:17:22Z
       
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       I'm aware of the sins of Visual Basic.But at the same time, VB had something special.It allowed non-IT, non-technical SME's to cobble together their own processes that worked how they wanted.The potential of the democratization of business automation shouldn't be discounted.Bark at me for saying so..but if a senior manager comes to me and says "I wanna do ABC"and ABC really just means "I wanna auto-make a bigass spreadsheet"I'm pointing them to lowcode. Why waste precious dev time?
       
 (DIR) Post #AkUxK7Smgntfj81F4q by wholesomedonut@fosstodon.org
       2024-07-31T18:19:49Z
       
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       I've had people broach a topic on some business process they want to "improve," and by the end of that week one or two folks have put together an MVP using, say, Power Platform, and it does exactly what the customer wants.That's a very telling thing.That says to me that a lot of "processes" are not necessarily _simple_, but can be improved with _simple tools_.Why would I spend $300K on a full-stack in-house MVP when I can have one or two guys help a manager make a Power App in a month?