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Re:Build API integrations with SQL and YAML – no SaaS lock-i... by slt2021 on Friday May 30, 2025 @02:31PM (#44138810)
>> intuitive YAML-based workflow definition.

in my opinion, there is very little intuitive in a mix of yaml + templating engine, sql, python, and custom DSL logic

Re:Build API integrations with SQL and YAML – no SaaS lock-i... by maxgrinev on Friday May 30, 2025 @02:49PM (#44138942)
Fair point - 'intuitive' is subjective and depends on your background. Let me explain where each technology fits: HTTP request configuration (URL, headers, parameters) is pretty intuitive and similar to Postman that most people know. Python is used mainly for response parsing - without a general-purpose language in this place it would be very limiting. Templating is mainly for variable substitution, familiar to anyone using frameworks like dbt. And SQL stays separate from Python - they're not mixed together.