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Re:Do-nothing scripting: the key to gradual automation (2019) by nathanathan on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @11:09PM (#29090699)
Combining this technique with an automation website like Jenkins and a "no code" programing language could be an interesting product. I imagine having a UI where prompts can be specified and predefined components like send X an email can be dropped into the workflow. Acknowledgments that steps and complete can be tracked, and long running workflows could be shared between users.
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Re:Do-nothing scripting: the key to gradual automation (2019) by cuddlecake on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @02:38AM (#29091687)
The underlying concept would be akin to Business Process Modelling.

Using something like https://camunda.com [0], you can execute a business process model. Such a model can include sending emails, waiting for responses, human action, custom API requests, etc.

Camunda is not no-code, but it comes close to what you imagine. I suspect that when the existing API landscape of a company needs to be used for workflows, coding/integration is inevitable.

There's also (truly) no-code platforms like https://bryter.com

[0]: I only know of this because there's a department at my current job that specializes in implementing workflows using camunda. I got explanations for it during moderate drinking, so my recounting of it may be incorrect in parts.

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