Coming from the opposite end, getting non-coders to do even the slightest automation, is that almost no-one has the interest or ability, and those that do are a

Coming from the opposite end, getting non-coders to do even the slightest automation, is that almost no-one has the interest or ability, and those that do are already doing it. They can do mouse clicking and typing words (often very well, they are not dumb) but everything is manual, as MS has trained them do. Same with very good Excel users, who you think would have a leg up. (source: dos, powershell, power automate, power automate desktop, autohotkey, many chrome plugins).