Low code is a visual technique for developing software. It abstracts and automates each process within the app development life cycle to enable the rapid delivery of a variety of software solutions. By eliminating the complexity associated with writing manual code, it breaks the traditional siloed approach between business and IT and supports continuous collaboration.
With low code development, one does not need an in-depth understanding of coding techniques. Instead, basic experience with coding is enough to generate quality software. Thus, with limited knowledge, a non-technical user can produce good output.
By definition, a Low Code Development Platform (LCDP) is software that allows users to create innovative applications using graphical user interfaces for configuration and deployment, as opposed to traditional computer programming. Low Code Development Platforms provide tooling for visual app assembly as well as collaboration tools to help employees from different departments work on shared app builds.
In this post, we will outline the growth of low code development, talk about companies that support this technique, and discuss industry trends.
Low Code Development Platforms in Practice
LCDPs offer graphical tools to design applications, including all of their necessary inputs, outputs, business logic, and other aspects. Depending on the LCDP being used and the system’s requirements, the developer may or may not have to enhance the generated applications with some traditional code. Several LCDP platforms can generate a working solution with no code required.
In general, the low code development process includes mapping out user interface designs, APIs, databases, and client-specific features to generate a specification that the platform will follow to produce a working system. Because the platform automates most of the underlying app assembly, an LCDP user needs only very basic coding ability.
Using LCDPs, small companies can design and build complex business applications at minimal cost by avoiding the need to hire expensive developers or other firms to manage the design and development work. Similarly, an entrepreneur who has average computer knowledge can try new ideas, build a product, and release a fully functional app with desired characteristics. This is very useful for people who have no time to learn software engineering (sometimes called “citizen developers”).
Low code and no-code development techniques aren’t a new idea. They’re based on classic trends in IT, such as rapid development, computer-aided software engineering tools (CASE), and fourth-generation programming languages. Today’s low-code push reflects technology’s growing ability to automate almost all of the application development cycle, including modern considerations like cloud computing and DevOps.
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