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Re:No-code in manufacturing: automation without programming by perl4ever on Thursday October 07, 2021 @06:04PM (#28792682)
That's true, but the point is, they haven't created anything that bridges the two worlds. They are just there, in coexistence.

Well, then again, I also think you are also falling into the trap of underestimating the amount of VBA code, and businesses built on it, because of your cultural disdain for it.

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Re:No-code in manufacturing: automation without programming by sokoloff on Thursday October 07, 2021 @06:12PM (#28792762)
I don’t have any disdain for Excel or VBA. It’s clearly hugely useful, successful, and valuable.

I’ve written some VBA; the DX is terrible, but I have massive respect for what they’ve accomplished and I readily reach for it when it’s the right tool. I wrote some powershell for a manufacturing site a few weeks ago. Didn’t enjoy doing it, but it was the right horse for that course.

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