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Breaking the Myth<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo the work. Everyone wants to be successful, but nobody wants to do the work<\/em><\/strong>
–Gary Vaynerchuk (Belarusian-American entrepreneur)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in the nineties, people believed in working hard, generating outputs and bringing remarkable results that no one could snatch from them. But as we continued to move towards digitization, people started becoming lazy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s okay to say that computers became smart, and we left it all on them. We started to find out easier, simpler, and, of course, \u201csmarter\u201d ways of doing our work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider a simple example; earlier, people used to cycle their way to work, then they bought bikes and now cars. While the technology around us continued to become more innovative, we continued to become dependent on it for even the basic needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As technology began expanding, we forgot the importance of working hard, and everybody started to look for ways to work smart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amidst finding \u201ceasy ways,\u201d many technologies are continually introduced. One such tech we\u2019ll discuss in this write-up is the low-code app development<\/a> <\/strong>platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are Low Code Application Development Platforms?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The low code application development platforms ditch the traditional way of hand-coding an application and replace it by providing an environment utilized in creating mobile or web applications via the graphical interface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In simpler words, It allows a product owner<\/a> to create an application with drag and drop features. Thus, eliminating the need for proper coding.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, adding features or updating the application may require one to perform complex coding to keep up with the market pace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low code mobile app development platforms <\/a>are believed to reduce the need for hand-coding an application, thus accelerating the business delivery operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The platforms trace their roots to rapid application development tools<\/a> and the fourth-generation programming languages<\/a> dated back to the 1990s and the early 2000s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Akin to the predecessors\u2019 development environment, the low code application development platforms are built on the principles of automatic code generation, visual programming and model-driven designs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021- The Year of Low Code<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2020 recorded a substantial increase in the usage of low code mobile app development<\/a> platforms. Researchers and marketers believe the core reason for it to be the sudden shift to remote working. Due to the pandemic that hit in early 2020, people started working from home; this meant that processes are conventionally done on papers or by people suddenly becoming virtual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, businesses and entrepreneurs needed a way to digitize their processes and completely replace the manual ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So can you guess what came to their rescue? Well, it\u2019s low code app development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More and more businesses started developing their web apps<\/a> and mobile apps using low-code because it was quick, easy and supposedly efficient.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheryl Koenigsberg, the global product marketing head of a low code app platform called Mendix<\/a>, pointed out that the increase in demand for low code applications have also influenced how companies interact with their users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She explained how on the outer surface, we only see the automation of the internal functioning of companies. However, it is worth noticing that people aren\u2019t really going out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They need someone to deliver their groceries, clothes and medicines. In such times bringing every business online is the need of the hour. This is precisely why there has been a sharp increase in the demand for low code applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, a report by <\/strong>Gartner<\/a> suggests that the low-code app development market is expected to grow by 23% in the year 2021.
Thus, many marketers are calling low code the future of application development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Is Low-code Considered the \u201cnext Big Thing?\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Low code mobile app<\/a> development platforms provide an \u201ceasy way\u201d of developing applications that a business can use. These platforms <\/a>come with convenient features that allow one to ignore the coding complications and create an app that works very similar to the hand-coded ones.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most low code app platforms have the following features in common: <\/p>\n\n\n\n