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Discussion on: What is the "no code" / "low code" movement?

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PNS11

Yeah, I know, I'm well aware of WordPress, Wix and so on.

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Liviu Lupei

WordPress and Wix aren't good examples.

Those tools only allow you to create relatively basic web sites.

And they can only serve a small percentage of the market.

Check out the tools I mentioned in the article and in the comments, those are extremely powerul, they allow you to connect different services, access databases, send automatic emails, automate flows, etc.

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PNS11

WordPress is used for all the tasks you mention and more, without hiring software engineers. It's also been exceptionally popular for this reason, and hence became a crippled COBOL of the Internet economy.

Claiming that WP "can only serve a small percentage of the market" either means you're refering to some niche market or know very little about this subject.

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Liviu Lupei • Edited

Allow me to elaborate:

WordPress is mostly used by folks who want to build websites.

Building websites is a small portion of the market that is being disrupted by Low Code / No Code tools.

For example, things you cannot do with WordPress:

  • automate business flows (RPA, like UIPath)
  • automate tests (like Endtest)
  • glue different together (like Zapier)

If I may ask, why are you making so many assumptions about me?

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PNS11

Yet building web sites was the example you chose, so WP, Wix, SquareSpace and so on are well known products you claim will be 'disrupted' by people like your employer. Salesforce, SAP and more as well, since they also offer GUI app editors.

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