Update on the retirement of Application Webhooks UI and QB Actions

I understand why Quickbase would want to get rid of actions, but I'm perplexed why they would want to retire webhooks. Either way this is definitely a step in the wrong direction for several reasons.

1. Lack of Collaboration and Visibility: Pipelines lack the cross-team collaboration and visibility inherent in webhooks. To replace webhooks, pipelines need shared access among admins and a comprehensive view of related pipelines for efficient maintenance.

2. Synchronous Execution: Webhooks offer synchronous execution, ensuring instant response to events, unlike pipelines which might introduce delays.

3. Efficient Bulk Updates: Webhooks excel in handling bulk updates efficiently, minimizing overhead by repeating actions in a single api call.

4. Slow Pipeline Building: Pipeline construction can be sluggish compared to webhooks, potentially hindering productivity in complex workflows. The number of seconds waiting for a dropdown to load or a field to populate really hinders the builders' flow. 

4. Cost Considerations: Webhook calls to outside servers incur fewer costs compared to pipelines, where every HTTP call uses an account step. 

5. API Integrations: Webhooks have a limited, but useful API control via the legacy XML API. There is no such API control for pipelines.

In essence, while Quickbase's decision to phase out webhooks may seem logical from a business perspective, it overlooks crucial functionalities vital for efficient workflow management. Enhancing pipeline capabilities to match the efficiency and performance of webhooks should be prioritized before ending webhook support. It's extremely disappointing that Quickbase has no regard for the kind of technical debt they are creating for their customers who will eventually be forced to migrate all of their webhooks to pipelines.

Quickbase should be working to bring flexibility to the platform and not force everyone into one method with less functionality that in turns puts a heavy load on their customers to make that transition. I think a better explanation as to why this change is being made is warranted and a solution should be provided that doesn't burden the customer.