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I worked in this domain for a couple of years at one of the most innovative players (www.triggre.com). These platforms fulfill a really important role - they al
by radicalbyte 7y ago
I worked in this domain for a couple of years at one of the most innovative players (www.triggre.com). These platforms fulfill a really important role - they allow a far larger class of people to automate their own day-to-day work.
They compete with Excel, MS Access and possibly WordPress. They're never going to replace actual software development because once the problem domain gets complex enough the person behind the wheel needs pretty much all of the skills of a good software engineer. They're also pretty much all closed platforms so only an idiot would use them to build a product. So they're stuck in the small-scale automation hook.
- radicalbyte 7y agoI should add that it's a really interesting domain to work in. There is just so much to achieve there and so many of the players are focusing on the wrong things that there are really big chances. I still have regrets that I left because it was intellectually stimulating. It's just impossible* to work in a startup culture whilst being a GOOD parent to young children. * When you can't stay late when needed and your colleagues are picking up the slack it feels like sh!t and makes you feel like a massive shit; especially when said colleagues are amazing about it.