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What’s the Hype About Low-code?
In part one of this blog series, we looked at low-code hype vs. reality in the following technology areas: No coding required Fast time-to-market for new applications Seamless integration with other systems In part two, we’ll conclude by considering other key areas...
Hype vs. Reality: The Lowdown on Low-code Platforms
Low-Code development is a hot technology area right now. Forecasts and predictions are that it will grow rapidly over the next few years. New companies are entering the market space and significant investment funding is being pumped into the sector in order to see...
Cross-Platform Deployment Made Easy with Low-code
Today's post marks the end of my blog series on "The five key considerations for selecting a low-code platform". I'll be focusing on what cross-platform support means and why it makes a difference to your end-users. If you're interested in reading this blog series in...
How to Use a Business Rules Engine to Your Advantage
In this "key considerations" installment, I'll cover why a Business Rules Engine should be a key consideration when choosing a low-code platform. In my prior blog entries (first, second, third), I mention other helpful tips and considerations. Business Rules Engine...
2 Considerations When Selecting a Low-code Platform
Last week we talked about the first key consideration when selecting a low-code development platform - Application Frameworks. This week we'll continue with two additional key considerations which are Any-to-Any Integration and Unlimited Depth and Reach. Any-to-Any...
Why the Application Framework in Low-code Platforms Matter
Investing in low-code development platforms is like playing the stock market. If you do your homework and invest wisely, you can achieve an incredible return on your investment for many years to come. Choose unwisely and it can be devastating. With that in mind,...
The Ugly Truth About Traditional Application Development
Gartner predicts that market demand for application development will grow at least five times faster than the available skills and resources to enable IT to deliver it through 2021. Why? Because the complexity of application development is at an all-time high. The...
RAD, 4GL, MADP, RMAD, MXDP, LCDP, hpaPAAS . . . . What the?
Without turning this into a lecture, below is a short overview of low-code, hpaPaas and other Rapid Application Development platforms that we have seen in the last few decades, more-or-less in chronological order. What are the overlaps and differences between all...
Getting Started With a Low-code Solution
The right low-code software development platform will significantly reduce costs over the entire software development lifecycle. They also shield developers from having to worry about how their project will be deployed across various devices, interfaces and platforms,...
Intro to Low-code: The Transformative Potential for App Dev
Low-code development platforms enable the creation of software applications using far less program code than would typically be needed versus traditional computer programming languages. Software development is often a lengthy and complex process so low-code’s promise...
Low-code – not your uncle’s RAD
Low-code development platforms can make application development simpler and deliver better quality applications faster. But, wait a minute, haven’t we heard similar promises before? Since the eighties we had CASE, 4GL, RAD and more recently MADP, RMAD, MXDP, DXDP,...
On the Road in Europe
I’m just back from a week traveling across Europe with my colleagues, delivering an update to our customers on the latest release of Visual LANSA (version 14 SP2). As a new member of the team, it was a valuable opportunity for me to meet so many customers in London,...