Learning Airtable: Building Database-Driven Applications with No-Code

Get a concise yet comprehensive overview of Airtable, one of the most versatile platforms to emerge from the no-code/low-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 well-structured collaboration, this practical book shows you how to tackle these challenges with Airtable.

Author Elliott Adams guides developers, product managers, and remote teams through the process of building low-code applications, evaluating whether a solution built on Airtable can accommodate your software needs, and extending your platform using code. You'll also learn how the platform can replace inadequate spreadsheets and time-consuming application development with graceful tools.

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

Learn how to extend Airtable with code

Build applications utilizing relational data--without any knowledge of software programming

Evaluate whether you can build a solution on Airtable rather than purchasing software

Articulate limitations of the Airtable platform when compared with writing a software application from scratch