LOW CODE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

Overview

Low-code is a visual approach to software development. With low-code, you can abstract and automate every step of the application lifecycle to streamline delivery of a variety of solutions. By breaking down traditional silos of business and IT (promoting continuous collaboration), your organization can develop solutions that meets the needs of your business.

Why Is Low code Application Developmen So Important?

Leading low-code systems provide OOTB (out-of-the-box) functionality, which eliminates the need to build core modules for apps from scratch. For example, some low-code platforms include modules for data management or modules for customer facing apps, such as service management or sales processes management. One major aspect of low-code development’s OOTB functionality is the usage of pre-configured modules and functionality for apps. These modules have common core functions needed for several apps, and they can be reused to develop different solutions more quickly. It’s essential that a low-code platform allows users to reuse prebuilt or newly-developed modules, plug-ins, and entire applications to develop necessary apps faster.

Low Code

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Traditional Code

The key differences between low-code and traditional codes are their target users and their output capabilities.

While low-code/no-code application development platforms enable developers, citizen developers, and business users to quickly develop apps using drag-and-drop interfaces, custom app development methodology utilizes conventional methods for developers to create robust apps.

Due to high technicalities and the over complex nature, the custom application development platforms usually produce a lot of bugs, making it difficult for users to use the apps. In contrast, enterprise low-code platforms generally do not produce bugs while building apps. This leads to smooth running and hassle-free apps created by this system.

Low-code platforms are way cheaper as compared to their traditional counterparts. This is primarily because, with low-code platforms, a company pays only to access the specified service, not its development from start to finish.

With traditional coding, maintenance is a big headache as the updates or revision will require a dedicated in-house or third-party development team to implement changes. Likewise, software revision, in this case, is a cumbersome process for which the teams have to plan, design, and test, followed by training users on new changes.

Contrary to this, low-code platforms being aPaaS (application platform as a service), are typically run and maintained by the company that owns the platform. This makes the process of maintenance simpler as all the updates and improvements to the software are handled by the hosting company instead of the business subscribing to the service. 

This is especially beneficial for companies with small or non-existent IT departments as this allows them to benefit from well-maintained software without having the need to pay for a third-party vendor or an in-house team.

The Benefits of Low Code Application Development

  • One-Click Deployment.
    Automate the software development lifecycle with continuous delivery and continuous integration.
  • Deploy Changes Confidently.
    Run automated unit and UI tests to deploy applications with confidence.
  • Keep Your Apps Healthy.
    Gain insights and performance risks into your application design patterns, user experience, infrastructure and configurations.
  • No Downtime.
    Run your critical applications 24x7 with 99.99%  best-in-class high-availability and 1 minute RPO.
  • Global Coverage.
    Keep your data local.  Appian Cloud is available in 20 regions and 56 availability zones.
  • A+ security rating.
    Maintain your data and applications safely with our industry leading security.
  • Work Across Digital Touchpoints.
    Empower your users to seamlessly work across mobile, desktop, or any digital touchpoint.
  • Build Once, Deploy Everywhere.
    Dramatically reduce development time by designing apps once and deploying them natively across all devices.
  • Orchestrate the Internet of Things (IoT).
    Use our robust integration to connect your IoT devices to critical business applications.
  • Easily Brand User Experiences.
    Easily manage and apply branding with UI frameworks that ensure a consistent look and feel across your organization's apps.
  • Prebuilt UIs.
    Delight end users by leveraging a large library of multi-experience UI frameworks and templates.
  • No-code Integration.
    Low-code data lets you connect all your enterprise data and systems with pre-built connectors for RDBMS, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, AI, RPA, Open API web services, and more without coding.
  • No Data Migration.
    Use, control, and keep your data updated across all original sources, while leaving your data in place.
  • Unify Data.
    Eliminate data silos with low-code data and view your data in a single, customizable, actionable interface.
  • Integration SDK.
    Extend Appian by building and deploying your own no-code integrations or UI components.
  • One-Click Deployment.
    Automate the software development lifecycle with continuous delivery and continuous integration.
  • Deploy Changes Confidently.
    Run automated unit and UI tests to deploy applications with confidence.
  • Keep Your Apps Healthy.
    Gain insights and performance risks into your application design patterns, user experience, infrastructure and configurations.
  • No Downtime.
    Run your critical applications 24x7 with 99.99%  best-in-class high-availability and 1 minute RPO.
  • Global Coverage.
    Keep your data local.  Appian Cloud is available in 20 regions and 56 availability zones.
  • A+ security rating.
    Maintain your data and applications safely with our industry leading security.
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