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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

So basically any software that has logic abstraction? So, almost all software. Why not call that logic-abstraction software? Why invent some (seemingly purposefully) confusing term that doesn’t even apply to half of what people label with it.

Spreadsheet software has literal programming languages written for it. That’s not no-code. VBA is code. Also, I wouldn’t use the term magic, but rather math. Spreadsheets are akin to a sheet of paper that can do math. If you write the math wrong, you get the wrong answer.

Browsers are ridiculously code-full. Press F12 and there’s a terminal. You can even launch a remote debugging environment.

Same as video and audio editors. With very few exceptions, professional media editors have full fat scripting language support built in. Same with bookkeeping software.

I just think the term “no-code software” is essentially meaningless, vague & ill defined, and therefore useless. Just say advanced or extensible software.