Topic: low code
Reflections about low-code data management
You wouldn’t code a website from scratch, so why would you code your corporate data estate from scratch? As it turns out, data engineers and business intelligence professionals can learn a great deal from the history of website development to help us with managing our corporate data estate. In the early days of the Internet, … continue reading
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Budibase
Budibase is an open-source low-code platform for building, designing, and automating business apps such as admin panels, forms, internal tools, client portals, and more. The tool was built to help developers who had to take up to three weeks to build CRUD apps. The project has a built-in database, External Data Sources, a design GUI, … continue reading
Low-code changes the dynamics between design and development teams
Gartner predicts that by 2026, 80% of technology products will be created by people not categorized as technology professionals. The reasons for this have been discussed at length for some time now, and companies are now seeing the value in these tools as a way to accelerate development. According to Jason Beres, SVP of developer … continue reading
Low-code speeds up development time, but what about testing time?
Low-code has been experiencing widespread adoption across the industry over the past several years, but testing apps created using low-code tools is unfortunately falling behind. According to Raj Rao, chief strategy officer for Sauce Labs low-code solution AutonomIQ, often companies set up citizen development programs where employees with no technical background can use low-code or … continue reading
Use metric stores as main data servicing layer
In a single generation, we have witnessed the internet revolution, the cloud revolution and it can be said we’re in the middle of the data revolution. Data has always been critical, but today its sheer size, speed and utility is reaching dizzying new heights. Now that data applications and analytics are a permanent, essential, growing … continue reading
The benefits of low-code/no-code tools for professional developers
Low-code and no-code tooling has become increasingly popular among developers of differing skill levels; from citizen developers to professional development engineers, low-code and no-code solutions have a part to play in several different workflows. This brings up the question of how far developers can really go using this type of coding. According to Andrew Manby, … continue reading
A guide to low-code/no-code platforms
The following is a listing of low-code/no-code tool providers, along with a brief description of their offerings. Caspio: Caspio is the only no-code platform that provides a fully integrated cloud database, unlimited app users, unlimited app developers, standards-based extensibility and seamless deployment to any web property — all included as standard features in every plan. … continue reading
How these platforms support low-code/no-code initiatives
We asked these tool providers to share more information on how their solutions help companies build with low-code. Their responses are below. Charles Kendrick, CTO, Reify and Isomorphic Software Reify of course offers all the usual services: consulting, support, training, etc. But what’s different about Reify is its Hybrid Development model. You can use Reify … continue reading
10 steps to successfully implement citizen development
Selecting a suitable citizen development platform is one thing. Getting employees to actually become citizen developers and use the platform to build solutions, is another. This is a common problem for many organizations. Without a proper onboarding process and the right environment for business users to start experimenting, your organization just risks ending up with … continue reading
Azure focuses on feature abundance and integrations to become the all-inclusive cloud experience
Microsoft Azure has been showing faster growth than any other cloud provider over the last few years, and its vast ecosystem of partnerships and integrations continually make it an appealing platform for existing and prospective customers. The platform currently stands as the second largest cloud offering in the world with 21% market share, following AWS’s … continue reading
As applications drive business, iPaaS comes of age
If the adage “data is the new oil” stands true, then Integration Platform as as Service (iPaaS) is the machinery you need to drill and tap it. The allure of iPaaS is that it offers the integration needed to knit and integrate the data and processes of multiple business applications and the actual applications themselves. … continue reading
OutSystems making it easy to scale applications with preview of Project Neo
OutSystems has launched a preview of Project Neo, the codename of a platform that combines dynamic scaling cloud architecture and modern CI/CD practices with a low-code environment. “OutSystems is breaking the boundaries of traditional software development. With Project Neo, we’ve architected a platform that allows any development team to build any app at internet scale,” … continue reading
