Best of Automation — November 2025

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    Avatar of developingdevThe Developing Dev·27w

    What Would You Automate if It Was Free?

    LLM-powered code generation tools have made automation practically free, changing the cost-benefit calculation for repetitive tasks. The author shares practical examples of using AI to generate scripts for podcast transcript processing, video file stitching with ffmpeg, and converting notes to Markdown. These tools enable automation of even one-off tasks that previously weren't worth the manual effort, fundamentally changing how developers approach small, repetitive work.

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    Avatar of phProduct Hunt·29w

    Sidemail: Email delivery made simple for startups

    Sidemail is an EU-based email delivery platform designed for startups, offering a comprehensive suite including email API, transactional emails, marketing automation, contact management, templates, and subscription forms. The platform emphasizes easy integration, intuitive user interface, and strong customer support for both developers and business owners.

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    Avatar of 80lv80 LEVEL·29w

    How Coding Sim The Farmer Was Replaced Reached 39,000% Revenue Rise

    The Farmer Was Replaced, a programming farming simulator using a Python-like language, achieved a 39,000% revenue increase from early access to full release, selling over 400,000 copies and generating $1.65 million in the first 30 days. The success came from rebuilding the Steam page to emphasize programming aspects, adding 11 languages with full localization, improving game polish, and executing targeted marketing including influencer outreach to 10,000 creators, viral Reddit posts, and expansion into Chinese social media platforms like RedNote, which grew China's market share from 0.3% to 20%.

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    Avatar of hnHacker News·25w

    Introducing the New Runbook Execution Engine

    Atuin Desktop v0.2.0 introduces a completely redesigned runbook execution engine that makes developer workflows persistent, reproducible, and reliable. The new architecture moves execution from TypeScript to Rust, introduces passive and active context types, enables template usage everywhere including self-referential variables, and persists state across app restarts. Key changes include removing global context, improving variable handling, and separating stdout from stderr in script outputs. This foundation enables future features like CLI-based execution, improved serial execution, secrets management, and markdown-based runbooks.

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    Avatar of googledevsGoogle Developers·27w

    Introducing the Jules extension for Gemini CLI

    Google launched the Jules extension for Gemini CLI, an autonomous coding assistant that handles tasks asynchronously in a background virtual machine. While Gemini CLI serves as an interactive terminal collaborator for active tasks, Jules works independently to clone code, install dependencies, and modify files. Developers can delegate tasks using the /jules command and check progress without interrupting their workflow. The extension requires Gemini CLI v0.4.0 or newer and can be installed with auto-update capabilities.

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    Avatar of codeheadCodeHead·28w

    How To Host n8n For Free FOREVER

    Learn how to self-host n8n automation tool completely free using two methods: npm installation with Node.js or Docker Desktop. Both approaches allow you to run n8n locally on your machine with access to paid features through a free license, eliminating subscription costs for workflow automation.

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    Avatar of javascriptmasteryJavaScript Mastery·28w

    Build AI Agents with n8n | Complete Beginner’s Automation Course 2025

    A comprehensive guide to building automation workflows and AI agents using n8n, an open-source visual automation platform. Covers installation options (local, self-hosted, cloud), core concepts like nodes and triggers, and walks through building two practical projects: a weather forecast emailer and an intelligent inbox manager that automatically categorizes emails, creates tasks, and drafts replies using AI models like Google Gemini.

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    Avatar of ecosystemaiecosystem.Ai·27w

    The myth of AI automation

    Using the historical example of the Mechanical Turk chess automaton from 1770, this piece argues that AI automation is a myth and that human intelligence remains essential for AI systems to function effectively. The narrative challenges common fears about AI replacing human workers, emphasizing that AI tools require human guidance and expertise to deliver meaningful results.

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    Avatar of ergq3auoeReinier·28w

    Build AI Agents with n8n | Complete Beginner’s Automation Course 2025

    A beginner-friendly video course covering how to build AI-powered automation workflows using n8n. Learn to create AI agents, automate repetitive tasks, integrate multiple applications, and deploy intelligent workflow solutions.

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    Avatar of dreamsofcodeDreams of Code·26w

    Fixing standup the only way I know how.

    A developer automates their daily standup meetings by building a workflow automation system using N8N. The solution integrates with GitHub, Linear, and Slack to automatically collect work activity data, summarize it using an LLM, and distribute standup updates via Slack and email. The implementation includes handling both synchronous and asynchronous standup scenarios, with conditional logic based on calendar events.

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