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What are your thoughts on coding AI automations versus using no‑code tools like Make?

You should focus on what you're best at and use that skill to make money. I don’t think coding is inherently better than no‑code tools, nor are no‑code tools inherently better than coding. They’re just tools—like sticks, pickaxes, or shovels—that let you get things done, and sometimes one is better suited for a particular task. In practice you can use almost any tool to achieve the same result. Clients don’t care about the underlying tech; they just want the outcome. So yes, you can code AI automations instead of using Make, and it’s fine either way.

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What is AI automation?

AI automation is reducing the cost of labor using AI and automation — combining modern large language models with drag-and-drop no-code tools like Make.com and n8n, in a nutshell.

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Should I learn coding (e.g., Python) to build AI automation with Make, and where is the best place to learn it?

I wouldn't really do it. The value of coding is pretty low by the time you can build something worthwhile with Python. Models can handle most tasks via natural language. You can prompt GPT to write scripts. Still, learning programming concepts is useful to steer models. I'd suggest a few hours of a JavaScript tutorial on Codecademy rather than Python, because no‑code builders work better with JavaScript/Node. Take the first three or four hours, then focus on your no‑code skills. For your case, use Make, not Naden, and get your first few customers with this simple toolbox, plus some introductory JavaScript knowledge to understand JSON and basic syntax.

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As a longtime software engineer, are there opportunities that more technical/advanced programming skills can take advantage of that no-code automation tools can't handle right now?

Yes, absolutely — custom code projects, scraping projects, and MCP setups are all things a lot of people want right now that lean more technical. That said, software engineering work tends to be perceived as lower value by clients, mainly because they can't visually see what you're doing — it's not very visualizable. When you sell Make.com or n8n flows, they're much more visual and professional-looking (a flowchart going left to right that people are used to seeing), which turns a vague, ephemeral concept like 'a system' into something concrete and easy to grasp.

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