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Get a concise yet comprehensive overview of Airtable, one of the most versatile platforms to emerge from the no-code movement. Whether you're planning a new project, sharing data analysis within your organization, tracking a detailed initiative among stakeholders, or dealing with any other project that requires well-structured collaboration, this practical book shows you how Airtable is an accessible tool to tackle these challenges. Author Elliott Adams guides you through the process of structuring your data in a relational database, creating automations based on changes to data in Airtable, and building user-friendly interfaces for no-code applications. This showcases how Airtable is superior to the typical options of either non-developers using spreadsheets or making large investments in time-consuming application development. With this book, you will:
- Learn how Airtable can reduce the need for custom-built applications
- Use Airtable to replace internal tools such as spreadsheets
- Build applications utilizing relational data--without any knowledge of software programming
- Evaluate whether you can build a solution on Airtable rather than purchasing software
- Understand the limitations of the Airtable platform when compared with writing a software application from scratch
About the author
Elliott Adams is a technology founder and educator. He taught the first university course on no-code and low-code tools and has raised venture capital for a startup based on a prototype built on Airtable. In addition, he ran startup programs for Techstars in San Francisco, led technology-related economic development for the State of Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina, and was the CTO of online music pioneer CD Baby. He currently teaches at Stanford and UC Berkeley, and is on the advisory board of SxSW Interactive.
