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Digital transformation has become a critical component of success for businesses in all industries. It enables companies to gain a competitive advantage by creating new products and services, expanding into new markets, and improving operational efficiency. However, the boom in digital transformation has created a shortage of skilled developers needed to implement new initiatives. To address this issue and make the most of scarce development resources, companies are increasingly considering low-code platform solutions to reduce application development time. According to recent reports, the market for low-code platforms is projected to reach $56.61 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 12.0%.
However, companies often have misconceptions about low-code methodology and what it can do for them. Here are some of the most common myths about low-code development and one surprising truth:- Myth 1: Low-code is for “citizen developers.”
Some low-code platforms enable business users to build simple applications, but the applications that support digital transformation are high-visibility, enterprise-wide, and enterprise-grade applications that need to be built rapidly and integrated with enterprise information systems by expert developers.
- Myth 2: Low-code is only for simple applications.
Low-code platforms are ideal for highly scalable applications that support complex logic—the kind of custom applications that support digital transformation of your business. You’ll need a team with excellent coding skills to do it, but by the end of the project, they’ll be telling you how the low-code platforms made it easy for them to build robust, unique, and intricate applications more quickly than conventional development tools.
- Myth 3: Low-code means no collaboration or reusability.
Low-code platforms can support efficiency through reusable components and collaboration. For example, with a completely modular low-code architecture, a developer can write a connector to integrate an internal CRM solution and easily share it with all other teams through a version control system.
- Myth 4: Low-code means no programming.
Low-code platforms offer visual development tooling so business experts and developers can collaborate and rapidly design applications that meet the business’ needs. Drag-and-drop capabilities and templates cover common use cases, accelerating development and freeing the technical team to focus on the customization that makes their applications unique.
- Truth: Low-code platforms are proprietary.
The best low-code platforms today are proprietary, but many developers prefer to work with open standards and avoid proprietary frameworks whenever they can. Open source code keeps developers from being tied to any one company’s upgrade and enhancement schedule and enables them to take advantage of the experience and creativity of developers around the world.
Bonita's platform, includes low-code features that enable developers to build better code faster and implement transformation more effectively.
- Myth 1: Low-code is for “citizen developers.”
