Very interested in the new API to run dynamic scripts. I wonder if Chrome will release a privileged API to run RHS to allow userscripts to continue working.
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Especially curious what the actual distribution of users for these low code internal tools are. Theres a lot of rhetoric about how business users/operations can quickly create tools, but it really seems like developers are the main customer.
Most low code / no code products are used by developers. But a no code integration product like Zapier would have a high number of business users, while a low code product would have very few business users. Low code products tend to be aimed at developers in a hurry or ones with limited skills.
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