I am personally not a huge fan because my brain is not wired to do visual programming. I have Node-RED installed and running alongside HomeAssistant, but I nev

I am personally not a huge fan because my brain is not wired to do visual programming. I have Node-RED installed and running alongside HomeAssistant, but I never use it because automations that are easy to do in NR are just as simple to create directly in HA. Automations that are complex enough to need NR are easier (for me) to code and debug in Python. I think NR is great for non-programmers and maybe for quick prototyping, so I am not disparaging it in any way. The functionality and implementation is excellent; it's just not for everyone.