Low-code and no-code development platforms are hugely underrated and have the potential to disrupt entire industries.

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In short, they are the epitome of simplification and automation of processes that traditionally had to be solved by citizen software engineers.

Existing data points and flows can easily be connected through simple drag-and-drop user interfaces, making it possible to build complicated automation processes with little to no knowledge of the complexity behind it.

But it goes beyond that. Low-code platforms require a bit of code integration, whereas no-code applications are usually described as cloud solutions that you can get started with instantly without any programming knowledge.

It enables all departments across a company to make use of data much more efficiently, without needing developers to build custom proprietary software.

Gartner, a research firm, estimated that low-code application development will account for 65% of all application development activity by 2024.

This enables citizen developers to shift their work from commodity programming tasks to unique, complex engineering tasks with a much larger impact & value for the organization.

But there are risks: a potential vendor lock-in when building on top of a LCNC platforms can be costly when it no longer serves your advanced requirements or goes out of business. Hence why the choice of a platform must be a well-considered decision