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These low code platforms are like blueprints in game dev engines. They are cool for the first 2-3 iterations and a nightmare after.


One huge problem is that with code the usual way of ensuring maintainability is to revisit old code and rewrite parts of it as needed, in order to be able to maintain it properly.

One huge problem with no/low code solutions is that people usually think that this doesn't need to be done for no/low code solutions, only for code solutions. But solutions using nodes in order to build stuff also need to be revisited, refactored and thought of as abstractions.


And with none of the intelligent tooling which IDEs and version control software have developed to make that process easier / less error prone.

Git commits of node coordinates and minified JavaScript is not my idea of a good time.


I agree. Check out what we’ve done with Lowdefy. Web app config that is Git friendly.

https://lowdefy.com




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