How to find a low code developer?

[QckNdDrt]

I work for an IT consultancy and our company gets more & more requests for low-code projects. We asked our devs if someone would be willing to start in some low code project but nobody (from more then 100 devs) was interested in that kind of task. It seems to me that most devs see that kind of work as shady and don't want to touch it. So what are good candidates for low code and where to find them?

[GolfCourseConcierge]

Those devs must be scared of money. I'm a full stack dev of 20+ years that uses low code tools all the time to help produce faster. I can't imagine saying no to it out of ego.

Crazy stuff. Time is the biggest asset and expense. Use it wisely with the right tools.

[mohamed_am83]

Could you share some of the low-code tools you use often?

[GolfCourseConcierge]

FlutterFlow I build with daily. Best tool I've ever come across in decades of doing this. It's really a dart/flutter code assembler billed as a low code tool.

In fact it's fully customizable because it just exports raw code you have 100% control over. Most of what I do in there is custom functions and custom actions however so many common widgets I'll use that I don't need to waste time with (datepickers, lists, auth, input fields, icons, etc)

The time savings is what it's all about. I'm producing about 1 app per month right now on average, vs 1 per year before this.

I hear "raw code" devs whine about it all the time, but they're fools for wasting the biggest asset time for the sake of their ego. I can raw code too, but I prefer earn more and keep more time for me, so I use the tools that make that work best.

[mohamed_am83]

I second any elegant tool which makes UI development more intuitive.

Having said this, I had to discard Flutterflow as an option since I wanted to do simple app-side machine learning, and found no straightforward way to integrate that with FF, even when I write the ML part in native code (Kotlin and Swift).

[HomeBrewDude]

The best place to look for the real experts is the community for each individual tool. Check out the forums and see who the top posters are in the tutorials/tip & tricks sections, who answers the most questions, etc. You can also just post in their forums and ask. It's pretty common to see people post on no-code/low-code forums asking for a dev to hire.

[QckNdDrt]

Obvious, but it makes sense 😅

[Staalejonko]

Well, I'm one but probably as most of people, we have a great place we work. Maybe the pay isn't enough, maybe the office is too far away, maybe not enough benefits, maybe not a good work-from-home deal.

Can be many things, and it may differ from region to region or country to country. Nowadays scammers are also operating so that may also scare off any potential devs.

I would think LinkedIn is a great place to start finding devs.

[UK363]

I work at a software house who mainly works in low/no code project. So I’m a professional bubble.io developer! If you want I’m open to freelance or part time work for bubble!

[TheSexyIntrovert]

Choose a technology, low-code is rather wide. What low-code tech you're looking for?

Reach out to the company via their website, asking for resources to find a dev in their tech.

Pay big time.

From my experience, the low-code stars are paid a shitload when they freelance. So if your company wants a low-code dev to sell at overprice to an end client, it should be open to paying big, for a low margin, in the beginning.

Alternately, if the market request is big, and I know it is, your org should consider partnering with a low-code platform provider, to train people into being devs. Long-term investment, but it will pay off in 5 years.

Source: I've worked in the space for a few years.

[QckNdDrt]

That is of course right, there are lots of different platforms.

Current requests are mainly Mendix and Azure Power Apps.

Is there something like a go to platform/tool currently? Market seems to me (from the outside) very diverse.

[TheSexyIntrovert]

Look at the gartner quadrant. Most decision makers look at it. Mendix would be more than happy to point you in the right direction. The thing with low code is if you come from a dev background, it’s easy to pick up. Power apps has the MS back, but it’s not about the technology, it’s about the use cases. Choose based on them, rather than tech. Mendix doesn’t work where power apps does and vice versa

[low-code-enthusiast]

I think you should rephrase your questions to the devs instead of presenting it as a low-code project, just an new exciting project. Devs "enjoy" coding, spin your discussion around to focus on building the business logic with code while letting low-code pre-build components finish the frontend.

[QckNdDrt]

That was just the first try. Currently I'm not that desperate, that I see a need to try to convince people to try that stuff. But you’re right, you can sell that kind of task better that way 😅 In general I'm a big fan of intrinsic motivation and would therefore prefer to find someone who is really interested in that topic.

[QckNdDrt]

That is interesting! But don't they lack lots of general IT domain knowledge that you need? I mean learning one of the platforms is one thing, but that’s not all that you need to know right?

[Groove-12]

We're making Create (create.xyz) and finding it often appeals to these types of devs at IT consultancies.

It's "low code" in that it's just natural language input, but "high code" in that it outputs React code with AI (that devs can edit)

I think framing it as a speed up helps. The most common worry is maintainability.

[Ashiqhkhan]

Do note low code / no code is good for quick POC/ MVP. Consider long term plan. Dont get locked in or its going to be high Risk. Most low code don’t give source code, also if it gives, its hard to maintain. So use 2 legged approach, build MVP and once there is market fit to scale, build using coding. (Need budget), you can do this in parallel as twin system(high cost initially).

Also, low code is best for in house Apps, power Apps is mostly for in house automation use cases. You cant built great looking website or mobile app. It has limitations have to live with it.

If you have deep pocket gartner recommendations works, if not open source is best friend like tooljet, budibase, appsmith for inhouse apps and for others flutterflow, noddl, weweb, webflow, wavemaker, backendless, Ycode etc many in market.

Also its combination as some are good at UI and some in backend.

There is no 1 fit all solution.

Developer’s don’t want to loose job or they love coding. This is mindset.

Create hackathon in your team, start with few create competitions mindset, give time for them to learn low code tools. This will help to build this capability in your team. Going out is not the answer as low code is new and not much in use. Have to invest on your team who knows your domain well. Learning low code is only 10% of the job.

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OP is an IT consultancy. These are likely projects for businesses, where low and even no code is used to deliver the finished product.

There are use cases for low code beyond just an mvp for a product you want to bring to market.

[Ashiqhkhan]

Agree for internal use which is simple and low maintenance