What is low code? A comprehensive guide
In March 2021, no code pioneer Zapier acquired no-code community Makerpad. In April 2021, UiPath, a provider of low code automation software, IPO’d at $31 billion. Gartner predicts that by 2024, more than 65% of application development activity will come from low code application development platforms.
Of course, (some) developers tell a different story. According to an Evans Data report, one in five developers never use low code, and almost three-quarters of developers use low code less than half the time. And anecdotally, many developers express a similar sentiment to low code as Reddit user blahblahblah does below:
Throughout, we’ll return to the thesis that though low code may not be disrupting or replacing software development, it is transforming it.
Low code is the development of software via a visual, drag-and-drop interface. The logic is simple and the UI is intuitive, but the results are scalable, secure, and performant.
