Re:Coding Is Over
by platz on Sunday June 26, 2016 @01:34PM
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> My current undertaking is to build an easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface.
We tried that in the 90's with Rapid Application Development (RAD), massive code-gen, and clunky workflow abstraction tools.
It didn't work. Coders simply cannot be replaced easily with power user's tools.
Unless you are building a product that is not differentiated in any way from your competitors. (Cost, functionality, services.. etc.) But if not, then how do you hope to stay in business?
Wix and Squarespace are nice, but lets acknowledge they are targeting a completely different market than corporate startups.
We tried that in the 90's with Rapid Application Development (RAD), massive code-gen, and clunky workflow abstraction tools.
It didn't work. Coders simply cannot be replaced easily with power user's tools.
Unless you are building a product that is not differentiated in any way from your competitors. (Cost, functionality, services.. etc.) But if not, then how do you hope to stay in business?
Wix and Squarespace are nice, but lets acknowledge they are targeting a completely different market than corporate startups.