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

by Elliott Adams

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781098133375
Publisher:	O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/02/2024
Pages:	379
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.19(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

Elliott Adams is a founder, technologist, and educator. He taught the first university course on building with no-code tools, ran startup programs for Techstars in San Francisco, led technology-focused economic development efforts for the State of Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, and served as CTO of online music pioneer CD Baby. Elliott is the Founder of TwoTabs.io, which builds business solutions using Airtable and other no-code and low-code platforms. He teaches at Stanford Universityand UC Berkeley.