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Do ETL[1] and data analysis applications count? There are several pretty good visual ETL and data analysis tools around that let non-coders write pretty advance
by dagw 5y ago
Do ETL[1] and data analysis applications count? There are several pretty good visual ETL and data analysis tools around that let non-coders write pretty advanced and useful processes. Personally, I consider FME (www.safe.com) one of the greatest pieces of productivity enhancing software I've ever used.
That being said, as someone who works with those sorts tools, the quality of the solutions programmers can come up with using those tools tend to far outshines the quality of the solution non-programmers make. There is something about the computational and algorithmic way of thinking that programming teaches that most people who haven't learned how to program have a hard time wrapping their heads around.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extract,_transform,_load https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extract,_transform,_load
- KptMarchewa 5y ago>visual ETL The one I've seen, Apache NiFi, is essentially a giant footgun. Giant, cumbersome, and does not deliver on it's promises - requires teams of engineers to make sure anyone won't fuck up the system for everyone else. And of course, possibilities for data loss and duplication are endless.