For developers, it is truly a “buyer’s market.” With the current pace of investment in new frameworks, tool companies, and AI-based solutions, developers now have a cornucopia of affordable options to improve and accelerate their craft. In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2026, “developers outside formal IT departments will account for at least 80% of the user base for low-code development tools”.
However, despite the rapid adoption of no/low-code solutions on the market today, some developers do question the best use — or even value of — these new (or reimagined) tools. While they are not wrong to do so, the real question is not “if” the approach is viable, but “when”.