The Future Of Software Engineering: Is Low-Code The Answer? [Infographic]

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Is low-code / no-code just a fad? Or is it here to stay?

Check out the infographic below to find out how low-code is becoming part of the evolution of software engineering.

To download this infographic as a pdf document, simply click here: Five.Co – Low-Code The Future Of Software Engineering

Top comments (9)

Suresh P • Nov 22 '22 • Edited

detailed information..i 'll download it :)

Could you give feedback about open source desktop applications - Genie ?

github.com/sureshpandiyan1/Genie

It's really made for developers
License: MIT

if my software were useful for you, it's really much appreciated

@dom

Thomas Hansen • Nov 22 '22

Love that last graphic mate

Dom | Five.Co • Nov 22 '22

Thanks Thomas! Trying out a new format and glad to hear you like it!

oliver-mansfield • Nov 23 '22 • Edited

As an engineer who writes code, I'll admit I'm biased. But I can't see it no-code tools taking over.

Surely any application with enough complexity would be easier to write with code rather than some no-code GUI tool.

Maybe these tools are useful for basic apps, the same way Wix/Squarespace are ok for basic websites.

Dom | Five.Co • Nov 24 '22

At Five.Co (the low-code company I'm a co-founder of) we've set ourselves the challenge of convincing software engineers of low-code....it's not an easy task! 😁

I agree with you in saying that no-code GUIs that are Wix-like aren't the right tools for trained engineers. But the reality is that no-code tools are very different from low-code tools:
(1) No-Code tools are designed to eliminate code.
(2) Low-Code tools are designed to make software engineering more efficient, and do not eliminate code.

Unfortunately, these two categories often get mixed up and are considered the same, though they couldn't be more different. Someone without training in software engineering would certainly struggle in a low-code tool...especially when it comes to things like writing JS, SQL right inside the platform.