Programming with the app builder

Simple tools and codes are also available for in-house developers, known as citizen developers. This significantly reduces programming costs for companies.

An additional line on a personalized business card, another attribute to supplement a product description—you don't need a professional programmer for that. “Low-code” or even “no-code” allows for easy customization without any special knowledge. This is made possible by ready-made components in the app that can be selected and added individually via drag & drop or click.

No programming skills are required; the code stored in the app construction kit is simply inserted – and that's it. Applications can be designed quickly and even configured depending on the application.

Even complex applications, such as dashboards, can be created with ready-made components – although this does require a slightly deeper technical understanding. Citizen developers are people who can be found in almost every company and have basic programming skills. With the help of customized tools, such as those offered by a modern development environment, and access to source code, they can adapt or create programs themselves and thus generate new applications.

Pandemic boosts demand for low-code development The advantages for companies are obvious: not only do they save on expensive development and programming costs, but they also shorten the time to application. By enabling their employees to make meaningful adjustments themselves and respond to new requirements, knowledge about the development processes remains within the company. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for technologies that enable remote development has increased significantly, according to Gartner, one of the world's largest market research institutes for digital technologies. The trend is expected to continue until 2022.