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ArshadKhwaja
Qrew Commander
8 years ago

Limitations of QuickBase - Things that Cannot Be Done Natively

I am a relatively new QB user and  have invested a lot of time in learning this platform.  Generally it is quite good. But during the course of establishing my app, I came across a lot of issues and i...
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_anomDiebolt_
Qrew Elite
8 years ago
Some of you items need additional clarification but in general I don't see anything on your list that cannot be implemented by a user using script.

MB> ...for some of the good ideas, it can take 5 to 10 years
 
With script you can implement new ideas in as little as 5 to 10 minutes. Any web related idea that takes 5 to 10 years to land is due to not trying very hard or at all.  
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_anomDiebolt_
Qrew Elite
8 years ago
In today's world "coding" is an essential skill as essential as reading and writing. The backlog of features AK enumerated will still be here years to come as the current product development pipeline (including intaking and prioritizing suggestions via UserVoice) leaves so many requested features on the cutting room floor.

What do you think you are doing when you write formulas? It is "coding" albeit at more simplistic level. You are simply not going to benefit from the bounty of features that are flooding into your browser without using coding (mainly script).