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The node-red [0] project is a great complement to MQTT use-cases. [1] "Node-RED is a programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online ser
by boilerupnc 5y ago
The node-red [0] project is a great complement to MQTT use-cases. [1]
"Node-RED is a programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways. It provides a browser-based editor that makes it easy to wire together flows using the wide range of nodes in the palette that can be deployed to its runtime in a single-click."
[0]: https://nodered.org/ https://nodered.org/
[1]: https://cookbook.nodered.org/mqtt/connect-to-broker https://cookbook.nodered.org/mqtt/connect-to-broker
- deepspace 5y agoNode-RED is one of those polarizing apps. People either love it or hate it with a passion. I am in the latter camp. I mean, it does what it says on the tin, but I could never understand how laboriously "wiring" up a bunch of boxes and filling in parameters is any easier than whipping up a few lines of Python.
- sleavey 5y agoI'm in your camp too, but would it be fair to say that Node-RED is not designed for us?
- EmpirePhoenix 5y agoWell, if you are not a code based developer, eg. you are used to program industrial control systems, they are often developed the same way, as with certified/proofed tools, you can guarantee that the code has no uncaught error paths or simple syntax errors. It also has a lot appeal to people who do not develop on a daily basis, eg. I'm pretty confident I could teach my dad to use nodered vs writing python in a day. I myself just use it (after years of being on the second side) because I noticed, that it was somehow way faster to get stuff working and keep it maintained
- slightwinder 5y agoIsn't it because the boxes have in-place documentation and the wires visualize the workflow? Making it easy & fast for the occasional user and let them avoid the pitfalls of unmastered syntax.