In today’s episode of IT in Plain English, Tammy Ven Dange answers, “What is a no code or low code platform?“
A no code (or sometimes called a low code) platform is essentially a tool that allows non-technical people to create apps and forms without knowing how to write code.
Traditionally, any software development required a programmer or engineer to create it using programming languages like Java or Python.
Today, there’s a whole group of no code options for the “average person” using drag and drop fields, as well as the kinds of formulas you might use in Excel.
Popular tools include Bubble and Appypie. Microsoft also has their own no code tool own called Power Apps.
It’s important to note that these tools are not built to help you to sell something on the Apple or Google store. Instead, they are really for internal uses like reducing process inefficiencies through automations. You can also use them to test ideas or prototypes.
But just a bit of warning, despite their proclaimed “no-code” claims, it’s all relative. Using one of their tools is easy if you’re a software engineer.
However, if you’re not, you may find these tools not as easy to use as their marketing claims, depending on your own skills.
So, there you have it in plain English.
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Tammy Ven Dange is a former charity CEO, Not for Profit Board Member and IT Executive. Today she helps NFPs with strategic IT and data decisions.
