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Not me (but also curious to hear!).

I tried it but never understood the value they provide for users with basic programming and scripting knowledge.

I either use the API directly, or, if not available or I only need some quick and dirty solution, resort to web browser automation tools like Kantu.

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Why would I bother doing that instead of just using an existing recipe? The benefit is laziness.

Because the existing recipes are one-size-fits-all. If you need an sort of customization, you end up rolling your own anyway. Many of us started coding for that kind.of reason to begin with.

Well, yea. But ignoring the existence of the recipes that you do need just because you want a custom one for something else is silly.

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