Let's discuss applying Low-code for building something sophisticated

Thoughts about increasing popularity of Low-code/No-code

Let me use terms 'Low-code' and 'No-code' as synonyms here. According to that approach an IT-system can be developed visually. The topic becomes hot today. Probably you've faced (or have heard about) plenty of products for "developing without any code". There are a lot of people who name themselves 'Makers'.

I do fancy the idea. We should not develop similar pieces of functionality again and again from scratch! Low-code brings to life the idea of using customisable high-level building blocks for apps. That is great!

The conventional wisdom says that these visual constructors can be applicable for building an MVPs, but if you want to develop something significant, you have to code it traditionally. Let me figure out that this is not so true nowadays!

Combining different low-codes

I haven't seen a unique low-code platform suitable for building the whole complex app. But there are plenty of platforms which are focused on creating one 'building block' of an app. Having applied a few one can deliver pretty complex product. These are my favourites:

• Webflow is marvellous for developing a web-site or a simple front-end of an app (for really complex apps I use ReactJS);
• Paddle is easy for payments (Stripe doesn't work with some countries);
• Zapier is a glue for integrations;
• Airtable is a magnificent table;
• Directual is a powerful tool for visual backend building (database + API + backend logic);

Thus, I am avoiding tons of routine work. Also I don't have to messing around with infrastructure!

Let's discuss such an approach! What do you think?

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