Since the last century, the concept of volume has always been the foundation for providing fast and low-cost products or services. Mass production was undoubtedly the fundamental condition for making accessible what would otherwise not be.
The mere idea of ‘customization’ was synonymous with ‘more expensive,’ both in economic terms and time.
Today, this paradigm no longer exists. In the software world, low cost and speed, as well as scalability (growth) and flexibility (connection to other software), are perfectly in tune with ‘custom’ software.
How Does Low Code Development Work?
When developing an application, it is no longer necessary to write all the code. Thanks to low code techniques, it is sufficient to describe how the application should be built and what functionalities it should perform. This is possible by directly using the interface of the low code platform: graphical objects, visual and declarative techniques, and performing ‘drag and drop’ operations with the computer’s pointing device. In this way, the application can be developed faster, as the algorithm’s intelligence takes care of translating it into code.
Low code programs allow users to easily define the application’s requirements and use graphical tools and reusable building blocks to create new ones. This makes application development accessible even to non-experts in programming. Therefore, low code platforms not only help professional developers accelerate programming speed but also extend the use of their tools to business experts who, without the need to write code, can contribute and participate in enterprise application development.
Low Code Rapid Development
With the progressive digital development of our society and the increasing use of applications, it has become important for companies to use low code tools that save time both in development and updating phases. The enterprise low code application platform (LCAP) can support the rapid development and deployment of applications through the use of low code-no code techniques, such as model-driven declarative design and application development, along with simplified (‘one-button’) implementation of the applications themselves.
Low Code – No Code: What Changes?
The difference between the two terminologies is not related to the amount of code that needs to be written, as the words themselves suggest, but rather to the subjects involved and the scope of the problem at hand. It is important to clarify that low code programming involves professional developers, expert system integrators, and enterprise architects with extensive technical capabilities. It focuses entirely on reuse, optimization, and simplification of integration activities to achieve an enterprise-level integration situation or application.
