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This looks like a rehash of "Excel vs custom app" - except no-code tools seem to fail a lot sooner than spreadsheets.
by moonchrome 4y ago
This looks like a rehash of "Excel vs custom app" - except no-code tools seem to fail a lot sooner than spreadsheets.
- dymk 4y agoMost no code tools have not had nearly the amount of effort put into them as Microsoft had put into Excel
- hinkley 4y agoWhich is itself built on the flattened rubble of 4GLs. A couple companies made a go of round-tripping from UML to code, but you know someone was hoping to stop that merry-go-round on the pretty pictures.
- d--b 4y agoExactly, Excel does have the kind of curve the OP is talking about, easy at first, then requiring some effort, and then very powerful.
- f0c1s 4y agoThe idea of using spreadsheets is very clear, data in tabular form and charts. If that is the requirement, most low-code platforms would suffice too. But, then the expectations are not articulated and managed properly, and management being management, thinks that they can retire grumpy oldies who build complex app in favor of low-code apps.