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The main problem you will face when choosing a low-code platform

Edmundo Lopez Bobeda, Ph.D.
Date : February 23, 2022
Categories : Low code
Tags : Developers ,Risk

Today I found thread on reddit about a programmer being put on a no-code project and having a very bad time with it. The complaint from the OP was that PMs/managers promised things that are not deliverable with the low-code tools. The comments were very interesting and there was some discussion that not all low-code platform are made equal, some are very extensible while other are useful only for a set of use cases.

What is low-code?

Edmundo Lopez Bobeda, Ph.D.
Date : February 18, 2022
Categories : Low code ,Concepts
Tags : Tools ,Low code ,Metamodeling

I’ve been working with DSLs since 2009, but I’ve recently become aware of the term low code. Looking at Wikipedia, it seems the term first appears in a Forrester report from 2014. Prior to that there were application development (RAP) and fourth-generation programming languages. The idea was always the same: improve the development speed by having more high level tools.

Risks when your low code app becomes too complex

Edmundo Lopez Bobeda, Ph.D.
Date : February 16, 2022
Categories : Low code
Tags : Tools ,Complexity ,Speed ,Risk

Low code sounds like a great idea but there are some caveats. One of those problems are that applications, over time, tend to grow in features, complexity, and corner cases. IT professionals have the tools to deal with such problems, for example: version control continuous deployment/continuous integration unit testing production, staging, and development environments refactoring The risk that you might encounter when creating a low code application on some platform is that your application becomes so large and complex, that you end up needing this kind of tools in you low code application platform.

What is being done with low-code in the industry?

Edmundo Lopez Bobeda, Ph.D.
Date : February 14, 2022
Categories : Low code
Tags : Tools ,Custom

You might have heard of the term low-code, specially if you read this blog. But what can be done with low code? Can I use a low code solution that is already in the market, or should I create my own solution for my business needs? Let us try to answer these two questions.

Who is your DSL for?

Edmundo Lopez Bobeda, Ph.D.
Date : February 11, 2022
Categories : Low code
Tags : Developers ,DSL ,Tools

When you are thinking of creating a DSL (or custom low-code/no-code app, if we use the trendy terms of the day). It is important to think of who your user will be and how do you plan to improve his life. There are two main target groups that you can consider: developers, and well, non developers.