Microsoft's Macro Recorder, back in the Windows 3.1 / Windows 95 days. Basically it allowed recording user activity (mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes) and turning it into an editable VB script, making it a useful tool to automate repetitive processes like editing spreadsheets.
I seem to remember this technology was abandoned because of public fears it could replace office workers.
Microsoft's Macro Recorder, back in the Windows 3.1 / Windows 95 days. Basically it allowed recording user activity (mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes) and turning it into an editable VB script, making it a useful tool to automate repetitive processes like editing spreadsheets.
I seem to remember this technology was abandoned because of public fears it could replace office workers.
And here we are, surrounded by automation anyway 😆
I came across something similar today, but now it's called Robotic Process Automation :-)