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This isn't a new phenomenon - my favorite past example of this is the FileMaker series of applications. The biggest hurdle to building most great tools isn't t
by qrohlf 6y ago
This isn't a new phenomenon - my favorite past example of this is the FileMaker series of applications.
The biggest hurdle to building most great tools isn't the coding, it's the process of carefully thinking about the problem and designing something that fits without being overly complicated or too basic. Incidentally, learning to code often gives you some basic understanding of this issue.
No-code tools like Notion or Filemaker throw users straight into the deep end of designing their own solutions, and because of the data-agnostic nature of the tool it's difficult to build in guardrails to stop the user from over-complicating their solution.
- intopieces 6y agoAt the same time, I believe there is value in allowing people to over complicate their solution. Let the user learn how to simplify their workflow over time instead of limiting them from the start.
- kickscondor 6y agoThank you - great comment. I have the same issue with the social networks - they are too limiting. They give you a little box to type your paragraph into. Give people hypertext - yah they’ll make a mess, but they’ll do amazing things as well. And people will figure develop the skills over time.