Hi there, what do people prefer to use for there automatons Node Red or Yaml, as from the looks of it node red is easier.
Node RED has somewhat of a learning curve, I’d suggest watching some YouTube videos on that topic.
With each update, the automation UI gets stronger and you also get more options with YAML/jinja templating, however when you’re dealing with more complex automations, Node-RED is, in my opinion, a better choice.
For example when you want to “branch out” on an automation, in Node-RED you’d drag a few nodes to the side and continue the automation there, with the UI/YAML/jinja you’d need to use complex templates or write multiple scripts.
It depends. I use a mix of both, I use Home Assistans built-in ones to trigger some of the Node-RED ones, so I’ll for example fire an event “open_all_covers” at 09 AM, which then Node-RED picks up.
Advantage: You can set the time more easily in Home Assistant than changing it in Node-RED.
I’d suggest looking into both, there’s no real harm, and once you get a feel for it automations are pretty easy to write. 
It’s like for google and Alex support I find node-red looks easier than going through the manual set up, and if that is the cause then node-red can be used on its own I think. But not sure which way to go yet.
On a side note, is there a scrip or add on that allows for a pop up setting to configure wifi, as im using HA on a Raspberry Pi. or is it all done through code.