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Low-code and no-code platforms are multiplying, and the first to reap the technologies' benefits will be entrepreneurs with a good idea, says Daphne Leprince-Ringuet, reporter at ZDNet.
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Spring has always been a busy time for plant nurseries. This year, "busy" has been an understatement: amid a months-long lockdown, there has been unprecedented enthusiasm for more greenery. For US-based nursery Classic GroundCovers, the sudden deluge of orders that the COVID-19 crisis brought about certainly kept the business busy – but also came with unforeseen consequences.
The sheer volume of requests overwhelmed the company's small-scale, manual order processing system. But in only one month, despite limited technical knowledge and the little time available to brainstorm ideas, Classic GroundCovers' team found itself using a brand-new app that automates the entire process, integrating orders from the company's e-commerce website with in-house business applications.
Classic GroundCovers used a low-code app development platform, Evoke, which is designed by technology company BlueFinity to help businesses easily deploy apps across various devices, with no need to code.
Classic GroundCovers office manager Amy Milton explains that when the volume of orders was particularly high, up to 12 hours were spent every day manually processing order...
Low-code and no-code platforms, of course, have their limits. Developers tend to see the tools as an extension of methods they already practice, such as relying on pre-built frameworks or Javascript libraries, rather than a downright replacement of their work. For Richard Wang, the CEO of coding boot camp Coding Dojo, low-code and no-code are useful to help small businesses with some digital operations, but they are not a catch-all solution.
Sophisticated applications will always require a professional programmer's skills. For that reason, Wang is confident that medium and larger enterprises will continue to opt for custom-built applications that come with more flexibility and customization options.
Source: ZDNet
