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Re:My biggest mistake as an RPA developer by honey-badger on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @02:39AM (#30763298)
Well, the truth is that developers often underestimate how hard it is for non-developers to write scripts. The reason why they don't understand why something like RPA exists is also known as 'The curse of knowledge'.
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Re:My biggest mistake as an RPA developer by proctrap on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @10:44AM (#30778952)
I think you're totally right. I could write a lot about this divergence between knowing how the technology works and trying to get something done with the limited tools or time you have. But essentially you're right.

Also that auto-hotkey script for automatic driving in GT is really impressive. ( https://github.com/ByPrinciple/GT7-Scripts/blob/main/PanAmer... ) So that's something between scripting and RPA. Essentially a DSL for exactly this task, which totally destroys my point. And does make a case for learning how to script with a tools that's capable enough, that it is useful for more than the best case.

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