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Is your organisation dependent on tech? Which parts of technology would you (not) like to worry about? Low-code platforms promote the following concept:

more focus on your users, less on code & infrastructure. Low code means fast idea-to-release cycles.

The earliest, most popular example is the spreadsheet. Just some cute blocks and numbers, abstracting away database and code.

A quest for hassle-free tech-projects

Since the 90s (post-mainframe ERA) companies have been 'coding' custom software-products, databases, and servers.

Basically custom infrastructure. Eventually this led to a race (to the bottom) between Google & Amazon to offer infrastructure as a service (Google Cloud and Amazon). In a way, we came full circle with mainframes again.

Great, but what about non-existing functionality? Who will write that code for us?

Opensource frameworks to the rescue?

That would be great..but who's going to install, customize, and maintain it? Unfortunately, developers are not easy to recruit. Their interest and commitment to a particular framework can change on a monthly basis.

Conclusion: non-existing functionality is still a huge liability for your project

Low-code to the rescue

In reality, you're only interested in the non-existing functionality.

Because 99% of newly launched products are [existing app here] with a twist.

Therefore, focusing on infrastructure (database, servers, developers) will easily lead you into a cost-trap from the start.

Stay focused on the problems you actually want to solve

Building your app using a low-code platform, basically cuts costs and liabilities from the start concerning:

• server(s)

• hosting

• DNS domains

• SSL certificate

• SSL certificate renewals

• developer(s)

• technical debt

• security updates

• framework updates

• testweek before each release

• submitting to appstore(s)

• database backups & migrations

• SCRUM sessions with developers/managers

• necessary upgrades due to regulations (GDPR etc

• scaling challenges

Do you really want to focus and invest into these things? Or do you simply want to have an app or automation up and running within a week, and optimize everything else from then on (low-code), but only when needed.

Different flavors of low-code products

As you can see below, GroundControl is an interesting player in the low-code ecosystem:

GroundControl lets you engage from the start with your audience (by generating a branded app for you).

You can optimize flows and logic later on, which is not the case with many other low-code solutions.

Low-database means the end-user doesn't have to worry about database-tables, in contrast to the more database-focused platforms like Bettyblocks en Mendix.