Flows vs Manual Processes

Developers should learn about flows to build systems that require coordinated steps, such as in business process automation, data processing pipelines, or user journey management meets developers should learn about manual processes to understand baseline workflows before automating them, as it helps identify inefficiencies and requirements. Here's our take.

Flows

Nice Pick

Developers should learn about flows to build systems that require coordinated steps, such as in business process automation, data processing pipelines, or user journey management

Pros

• For example, in e-commerce applications, flows can handle order processing from checkout to delivery, ensuring consistency and error handling
• Related to: workflow-engines, state-machines

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Manual Processes

Developers should learn about manual processes to understand baseline workflows before automating them, as it helps identify inefficiencies and requirements

Pros

• This knowledge is crucial in legacy systems, small-scale projects, or when automation is impractical due to cost or complexity
• Related to: automation, continuous-integration

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Flows is a concept while Manual Processes is a methodology. We picked Flows based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Flows wins

Based on overall popularity. Flows is more widely used, but Manual Processes excels in its own space.