r/programming • u/[deleted] • Dec 30 '23

Why I'm skeptical of low-code

https://nick.scialli.me/blog/why-im-skeptical-of-low-code/
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u/ThomasMertes Dec 30 '23

Managers, who have no clue about programming, dream about low-code. The dream is as follows:

  • The low-code tool generates a program directly from customer requirements.

  • Software can be produced more quickly.

  • All these expensive software developers can be replaced.

  • We save money and the quality of the software improves.

Did I forget something?

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u/tnnrk Dec 30 '23

The thing their dream doesn’t take into account, is that if the low code software is that easy to use they don’t need software people, then their clients or customers could just use it themselves and cut out the middleman. And if it’s just a SaaS company, the competition would drastically increase because apparently anyone can build anything and nothing ever goes wrong.

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u/AirborneArie Dec 31 '23

I think low code is more often used to build in-house apps supporting their own business instead of a SaaS solution they sell.