How to learn automation

[Alpii]

Hi everyone. This is my first post. I am working in the facility - asset management area and with the new developments on AI, I want to integrate automation tools on my area. Like integrating facility management services but fully automated or automated construction services ect.

I don't know where to start exactly to learn automation for these purposes. I have seen that there is one tool called "Make" and could be usefull for beginners. Anyone used it before or can I use it for this? (I have no idea about any kind of coding btw) Can someone suggest me where to start. It could ve videos to watch or tools, or any kind of information for that.

Thank you

 

[zipdrive984]

There is many good tutorials on Automation, a good place to start would be Node.JS with Puppeteer, or something similar such as Selenium. I would recommend Selenium, it has more documentation. There is alot of top 10 lists for automation try them with NodeJS first.

 

[TheToolbox]

If you want to do programming then learn Python. If you want to do it visual based then use n8n.

 

[Alpii]

If you want to do programming then learn Python. If you want to do it visual based then use n8n.

I wouldn't want to get into Python because I am afraid actually and wanted to do whatever I want in a more simple way.

 

[Alpii]

There is many good tutorials on Automation, a good place to start would be Node.JS with Puppeteer, or something similar such as Selenium. I would recommend Selenium, it has more documentation. There is alot of top 10 lists for automation try them with NodeJS first.

Thank you I will look into that

 

[stery]

Learn basic programming (Python). Understand how automation works and pick one area like testing with Selenium or RPA with UiPath. Practice small projects daily and stay consistent.

 

[JohnSmithCPA]

What is your goal with automation ? are you want to automate web scraping , social media posting , mobile automation ?

 

[Alpii]

What is your goal with automation ? are you want to automate web scraping , social media posting , mobile automation ?

My main goal is business process automation specifically in Facility and Asset Management. I want to automate workflows like work order creation, maintenance scheduling, and reporting. .There are proggrams doing these jobs but they are either so complicated or pretty expensive. I want to make it simple and want to improve myself in case of I can apply directly when I see an opportunitiy.

 

[Tinfoil]

My main goal is business process automation specifically in Facility and Asset Management. I want to automate workflows like work order creation, maintenance scheduling, and reporting. .There are proggrams doing these jobs but they are either so complicated or pretty expensive. I want to make it simple and want to improve myself in case of I can apply directly when I see an opportunitiy.

I'm creating an automation for leads from x, reddit and quora. I'm using antigravity. Try that.

 

[Panther28]

My main goal is business process automation specifically in Facility and Asset Management. I want to automate workflows like work order creation, maintenance scheduling, and reporting. .There are proggrams doing these jobs but they are either so complicated or pretty expensive. I want to make it simple and want to improve myself in case of I can apply directly when I see an opportunitiy.

I seen you earlier had said that you maybe don't want to learn programming to solve, you want something easier. You need to decide how much time and effort you can put into learning, as the only way you have 100% control, is via an IDE and a programming language if you are looking for that level of customizability.

Those N8 type ITTT type services are terrible and charge you as soon as they can for any good level of customization.

I would say go with Java, as its hardcore, and easy to work with. You don't get all the dodgy libraries like you do with python.

Best of luck

 

[Sebastiann0]

Hi everyone. This is my first post. I am working in the facility - asset management area and with the new developments on AI, I want to integrate automation tools on my area. Like integrating facility management services but fully automated or automated construction services ect.

I don't know where to start exactly to learn automation for these purposes. I have seen that there is one tool called "Make" and could be usefull for beginners. Anyone used it before or can I use it for this? (I have no idea about any kind of coding btw) Can someone suggest me where to start. It could ve videos to watch or tools, or any kind of information for that.

Thank you

Make is a good tool for beginners because it lets you build automations visually without coding. I’d suggest starting with simple workflows and watching a few Make beginner tutorials on YouTube. Once you understand the basics, you can expand to AI and facility management automation.

 

[Alpii]

Make is a good tool for beginners because it lets you build automations visually without coding. I’d suggest starting with simple workflows and watching a few Make beginner tutorials on YouTube. Once you understand the basics, you can expand to AI and facility management automation.

Thank you. I started doing automations and it helps me a lot. Thanks to everyoone

 

[Autoboy]

Hi everyone. This is my first post. I am working in the facility - asset management area and with the new developments on AI, I want to integrate automation tools on my area. Like integrating facility management services but fully automated or automated construction services ect.

I don't know where to start exactly to learn automation for these purposes. I have seen that there is one tool called "Make" and could be usefull for beginners. Anyone used it before or can I use it for this? (I have no idea about any kind of coding btw) Can someone suggest me where to start. It could ve videos to watch or tools, or any kind of information for that.

Thank you

I’m expert with tools like make; would teach you from scratch if you’re interested.

 

[GroByTech]

First, you need to know your objectives. There are different ways of Automation: No Code, Low Code and a code based.
No code: You will use diagrams to build automation
Low Code: Diagram with small, easy scripts like formulas(example: Excel)
Code: You create a complex advanced automation so you need skills in programming languages to write the code.

 

[Autoboy]

First, you need to know your objectives. There are different ways of Automation: No Code, Low Code and a code based.
No code: You will use diagrams to build automation
Low Code: Diagram with small, easy scripts like formulas(example: Excel)
Code: You create a complex advanced automation so you need skills in programming languages to write the code.

Accurate!
Using tools like Zapier, make, n8n

 

[DM Team]

Hi everyone. This is my first post. I am working in the facility - asset management area and with the new developments on AI, I want to integrate automation tools on my area. Like integrating facility management services but fully automated or automated construction services ect.

I don't know where to start exactly to learn automation for these purposes. I have seen that there is one tool called "Make" and could be usefull for beginners. Anyone used it before or can I use it for this? (I have no idea about any kind of coding btw) Can someone suggest me where to start. It could ve videos to watch or tools, or any kind of information for that.

Thank you

Start with no code tools like Make or Zapier to learn simple workflows, then practice small tasks from your job.
After that, learn basic logic and try easy tutorials on automation to grow step by step.

 

[Bonvi]

Learn how to use selenium. It can do anything a human can do but a little faster and more precise. Automate things. There are websites to test it on and try out various things. Once you're learning selenium and got a few things under the belt, you'll get an appetite for more with your own ideas and you'll realise there are gaps of things that selenium can do. That's when you go out and find new methods and tools, and learn how to use it for your usecase.

After a while you're proficient and you can think about your specific project. Do small steps. Essentially, programming is the art of breaking big problems down in manageable chunks, and solve them individually until you're done.

 

[JustAnotherSmm]

Hi everyone. This is my first post. I am working in the facility - asset management area and with the new developments on AI, I want to integrate automation tools on my area. Like integrating facility management services but fully automated or automated construction services ect.

I don't know where to start exactly to learn automation for these purposes. I have seen that there is one tool called "Make" and could be usefull for beginners. Anyone used it before or can I use it for this? (I have no idea about any kind of coding btw) Can someone suggest me where to start. It could ve videos to watch or tools, or any kind of information for that.

Thank you

Just learn basic python or use Claude code to learn and create your own automation

 

[Bonvi]

Just learn basic python or use Claude code to learn and create your own automation

Don't use claude code. It seems easy, but you'll never learn how to code yourself, will heavily rely on claude code for everything, then you'll fight claude code for changing the whole program just because it's stuck on a relatively straight forward bug (which if you knew how to do yourself would take 20 minutes to fix) for 5 hours using up all your quota. And then you have to wait until next day before you can continue the problem.

There also will be a lot of times when claude code builds barely useable shit that breaks at every little thing, and other times you won't be able to actually build whatever you want to build.
It's a trap because it seems fast and on first glance can do anything, but anyone who actually learned to code without claude KNOWS it's shit.

I said "do not use ai" for a reason. It's not just because I am a contrarian, but also because it's not the most effective way to code. A good programmer understands his code and debug and fix it. You won't understand claude code, even if you're an experienced programmer. It takes a long time to understand what it even did in those 2 minutes generating. It's exactly like reading a junior dev's code. You not only need to understand their way of doing things, you also will encoutner a lot of stupid coding choices, sometimes contradicting, sometimes pointless, sometimes plain useless.

 

[CashPhantom]

Make is good for beginners because you can learn logic without coding first
start with simple stuff like email alerts or moving data between apps
most people fail by trying huge automations before understanding basic workflows