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Low-code/no-code platforms are programming development environments that allow users to create apps with no previous experience or knowledge of programming languages and tools. Therefore, many non-IT experts can connect components and create responsive, cross-platform mobile or web apps on their own by using the drag & drop functionality. The emergence of Low-code/no-code platforms is due to the need for faster project development and an insufficient number of developers in the market. Using these platforms to create apps also reduces the expenses of setting up the development environment, employment of new workers, or education of existing ones, as well as maintaining the apps.
Differences between low-code and no-code platforms
As the term suggests, one platform uses a low amount of code, whereas the other doesn’t use code at all. No-code platforms are intended for users with no coding knowledge who want to build an app on their own, using the visual components of the user interface. On the other hand, low-code platforms require at least some knowledge of code, which could be used to additionally enhance the functionalities of the app. Usually, no-code platforms are used to create apps for handling simpler tasks and problems, while low-code platforms can create more complex apps for handling complex business processes.
It’s important to note that these platforms aren’t made to replace standard programming. On the contrary, they can help programmers visualize their code to reduce the testing time. The primary focus while creating apps in this way isn’t to completely avoid programming languages but to reduce the redundancy and understand the relationships between components and code.
Examples and usage
Big companies, such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, already provide their variations of low-code/no-code platform services. Teams using their apps for projects can easily connect to the wanted data source, pull and model the data, and in the end, present it on the user interface. Some of the apps made through these platforms include event planning apps, inventory monitoring apps, apps for assigning tasks and managing teams, and many more.
In most cases, this way of creating applications speeds up the development of the same by reducing costs and time. Many large companies can quickly and efficiently create their applications to improve business process management. Also, I believe that some smaller companies can quickly achieve market competitiveness due to the implementation of up-to-date technologies such as low-code and no-code platforms.
Although at first glance it seems that these platforms “sabotage” developers and programming languages, even they have great benefits for easier and faster visualization of ideas that can be translated into code. Low-code platforms in particular can go hand in hand with knowledge of programming languages because with some prior knowledge, more complex, useful functionalities can be implemented.
