Re:Ask HN: Any resources for developing low-code/no-code tools?
by PaulHoule on Saturday December 26, 2020 @04:39PM
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I see two forks of no-code development:
1. no-code development of UI
2. no-code specification of workflows and business rules.
The first case is often a formulation of forms which could be good for individual or enterprise applications, but 2 solidly puts you in the enterprise area. There are many applications where somebody fills out a form, a record goes into a queue, somebody fills out another form, etc.
The rise of React and similar frameworks has been good for no code, not least because it is a hassle to generate the wiring to update the UI in that kind of application by hand and that it's straightforward to write a generator for it.
The API economy is another big factor: many applications now are a thin back end against an existing API.
If you want to succeed at AI automation the key is to first build a system that can handle 100% of cases manually, and then build up training and test cases that will let you automate as much as you can. A "no-code" tool that lets you define the workflow and the forms can be a big help here.
1. no-code development of UI
2. no-code specification of workflows and business rules.
The first case is often a formulation of forms which could be good for individual or enterprise applications, but 2 solidly puts you in the enterprise area. There are many applications where somebody fills out a form, a record goes into a queue, somebody fills out another form, etc.
The rise of React and similar frameworks has been good for no code, not least because it is a hassle to generate the wiring to update the UI in that kind of application by hand and that it's straightforward to write a generator for it.
The API economy is another big factor: many applications now are a thin back end against an existing API.
If you want to succeed at AI automation the key is to first build a system that can handle 100% of cases manually, and then build up training and test cases that will let you automate as much as you can. A "no-code" tool that lets you define the workflow and the forms can be a big help here.