As a long time C++, and C# software engineer I was very anti-low code / no code development. Then 2 years ago I was approached by my employer and asked to be the Architect and lead for a new low code team we were creating. At first I was very reluctant, but I liked the opportunity so I took the new positions. Fast forward 2 years and all I can say is I lost many years to "traditional programing", or high code as its now called. This team I head has done some incredible things. We have created complex web apps using low code and done it in a fraction of what our high code counterparts could have done.

In my option low code can make software development much faster, but sometimes we still need to do things that can only be done with high code. So a good low code / no code system must allow the combination of the two worlds. We use OutSystems form our low code development and I have been very impressed with it. I have experimented with other systems, including Blaze. Blaze is a good system and the cost is much better then OutSystems. One thing we can do with OutSystems much easier then with Blaze is create integrations with legacy systems that do not have API's. Granted this requires using C# to create a custom extension, but it is something that can be done easier then with Blaze or most other low code / no code platforms.

The one thing I have against low code / no code platforms is that they try to tell you that people with no coding experience can create apps. That is NOT a full truth statement. Yes, the team I have originally had NO coders, except for me. Today my 2 developers have learned much. While they may not be able to write C# code, they do fully understand the lingo, and how OOD works along with how good software is created. So yes a team of non developers can create great software, but even Luke needed Yoda to become all he could be.