Automation is the use of machines, control systems and information technologies to optimize productivity in the production of goods and delivery of services.
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Questions tagged [automation]
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How do you deal with boring repetitive tasks and activities?
When you encounter in your work some boring, repetitive (possibly not-programming) task how do you deal with it? Do you try to automate it immediately? Do you postpone automation till you encounter the task twice? Do you try to delegate it? Do you…
Alexey
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Build management: does this exist?
I want something that I haven't so far been able to find in anything but theoretical papers and books. If it doesn't exist I'm rather dumbfounded because it sounds like a lot of people use these kinds of systems and that they work very well. Maybe…
Edward Strange
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Handling scripting in windows
I worked in Linux environment before and I have to work in windows XP for my current project. In linux, I enjoyed using script files for automating tasks(even smaller ones), and it did save me a lot of time.
I see windows command prompt is severely…
Vinoth Kumar C M
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How do automation rules systems monitor for triggering actions?
I'm beginning to sketch out an automation rules system (e.g. letting users define "when X happens, do Y"), and I'm not sure how to monitor for triggering of those rules.
How do apps like, for instance, an email service provider handle that? With…
Travis Northcutt
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How to automate data entry into a website
I'm asked to input 15 to 25 sets of data into a website once daily. It requires logging into the website, clicking a button, then selecting 2-7 checkboxes, clicking button, selecting up to 3 more checkboxes, then inputting numerical values for each…
Nupraptor
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