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Excel sheets and now Airtable bases are another way to build apps I see pretty often. The problem is when these things outgrow their original platforms there's
by Karrot_Kream 3y ago
Excel sheets and now Airtable bases are another way to build apps I see pretty often. The problem is when these things outgrow their original platforms there's a huge step in effort up from "simplify the formula/query" to "ingest all the data into a database then write a view on top". My own wish for low-code tools is to cross this chasm.
- michaelteter 3y agoProductionisation of these things can be a chore, but it's always doable. And you have the benefit of a working model to base your "real" solution on. I don't think this chasm will ever really be bridged without real developers. However, a lot of problems are ephemeral, and the short term low-code solution is adequate until the problem no longer exists; or it's small enough that the low-code solution can run meet the need indefinitely.
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- hinkley 3y agoWhen Oracle bought Sun Microsystems they got OpenOffice people, and they could have tried to build such a thing on top of the light version of Oracle. That’s when I learned the complaints about Larry were right. Larry only cares about Larry, money, and the Church of the Database. Fixing spreadsheets is a little too egalitarian.