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Node-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,
by deepspace 5y ago
Node-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.