The Present and Future of RPA for Devs

We've touched on what goes into building a good RPA flow, so let's pull back a bit and look at the technology as a whole. Again, we're going to be tackling this from a developer's point of view, and again, we're going to rely on our friends from UiPath's dev team to help out.

(By the way, this is going to be a useful, but higher-level look at RPA. If you're looking for more of a tutorial, check out our Refcard Getting Started With Robotic Process Automation.)

The Basics and Best Practices of Building RPA Flows

By this point, it should be clear that robotic process automation is going nowhere — and with good reason. The benefits of accuracy, compliance, and low technical barriers are pretty enticing to users. But what does that mean for companies and developers working on RPA? Maybe you're seeing more RPA-related tasks slipping into your sprints, or maybe you're just looking for a change of scenery in your job and want to sink your teeth into RPA.

Well, with that in mind, I reached out to the dev team at UiPath to get a developer's perspective on RPA. In this post, we'll focus on the basics, best practices, and limitations of RPA flows. In another article, we'll examine how the RPA landscape is changing.