Table of contents
1. Classification of low-code platforms
1.1 Universal low-code platform
1.2 Vertical low-code platform
2. Features of low-code platforms
3. Comparison of advantages and disadvantages of low-code platforms
4. Selection reference for low-code platforms
5. The difference between iVX platform and other low-code platforms
Zero, know low code
Low-code (Low-Code) is a method that allows non-professional developers to quickly build applications in a simplified and automated manner. It uses a visual programming approach, enabling people without professional programming skills to quickly build and deploy applications. Through the low-code platform, developers can use a drag-and-drop interface to complete the implementation of forms, processes, reports, mobile applications and other functions without manually writing complex codes. In addition, the low-code platform also provides scalability and flexibility, allowing users to freely expand and customize functional modules and application templates to adapt to changing business needs. Because of its advantages of high efficiency, flexibility, and ease of use, it has become an important tool for digital transformation and is widely used in various enterprises.
1. Classification of low-code platforms
With the increasing demand of enterprises for digital transformation in recent years, low-code platforms have gradually become a powerful tool for enterprises to quickly develop and deploy applications. At present, there are mainly the following low-code platforms on the market:
1.1 Universal low-code platform
The general-purpose low-code platform is a flexible and general-purpose platform, which is suitable for all kinds of enterprises and various types of application scenarios. Its main feature is that it has a high degree of customization and can meet the needs of different scenarios.
1.2 Vertical low-code platform
Vertical low-code platforms refer to low-code platforms that are customized and developed for specific industries and scenarios. Based on the original low-code platforms, they add in-depth understanding of specific fields, and then develop customized functional modules for these industry scenarios. and application templates.
1.3 Open low-code platform
Open low-code platforms aim to provide users with more freedom. Its main feature is that it allows developers to define and customize their own components and application templates on the platform, thereby realizing a personalized development experience.
2. Features of low-code platforms
The main feature of the low-code platform is that it lowers the technical threshold of software development through visual modeling and responsive development, so that people without professional programming skills can quickly build and deploy applications. Their characteristics are mainly reflected in the following aspects:
1. Visual modeling
Through visual modeling, the complex code development and debugging process is reduced, and an intuitive, easy-to-use, and efficient development experience is provided.
2. Responsive development
The low-code platform adopts a responsive development method, which can automatically adapt to different devices and screen sizes, without requiring developers to manually deal with various screen layout issues.
3. Component library
The low-code platform has a large number of built-in component libraries, which can support the rapid implementation of many common components, such as forms, lists, charts, etc., saving developers a lot of time and effort.
4. Scalability
The low-code platform provides a rich API and plug-in mechanism, allowing users to freely expand and customize functional modules and application templates.
3. Comparison of advantages and disadvantages of low-code platforms
1. Advantages
(1) Rapid construction: The low-code platform significantly reduces the time and cost of software development through methods such as visual modeling and automated testing, thereby achieving the goal of quickly building applications.
(2) Simple and easy to use: The low-code platform has highly fine-grained component libraries, template libraries, etc., enabling enterprises to quickly complete software development work and greatly reducing the technical threshold for developers.
(3) Visual development: The low-code platform adopts visual modeling and responsive development methods, without professional programming skills, so that people without programming experience can also carry out visual development.
(4) Free expansion: The low-code platform provides a flexible API and plug-in mechanism, allowing enterprises to freely expand and customize functional modules and application templates to meet the changing needs of enterprises.
2. Disadvantages
Technical threshold: Although the low-code platform lowers the technical threshold of software development, for some more complex custom functions, higher programming skills are still required.
4. Selection reference for low-code platforms
When choosing a low-code platform, enterprises need to consider the following factors:
Whether it meets the business scenario and actual needs of the enterprise.
Whether it has scalability and flexibility to meet the changing needs of enterprises.
Whether it supports multiple data storage methods to adapt to different business scenarios of the enterprise.
Whether to provide a complete testing and integration environment to ensure the stability and security of the software.
Whether the technical support and maintenance of the service organization are timely and effective.
Why choose IVX?
Visual development: iVX supports visual configuration, which can create applications by configuring interface elements and data sources through simple and easy-to-understand drag-and-drop operations. Complex applications can be developed easily and quickly in just a few simple steps.
Cross-platform support: iVX does not limit the type of your application or the technology it depends on, allowing you to choose any technology or framework you think is most suitable, and can be used across platforms, reducing the cost of enterprise migration.
High scalability: iVX provides a complete plug-in mechanism, which enables the platform to flexibly expand functions or enhance existing functions to meet the customized development requirements of different enterprise needs.
Cloud deployment: iVX applications can be directly deployed to its own cloud platform, developers do not need to pay attention to server configuration and environmental issues, which facilitates the deployment and maintenance of applications.
5. The difference between iVX platform and other low-code platforms
This picture strictly classifies the entire "low-code" field very carefully. It does not divide tool products that only target workflow or pure BI into it. It is mainly this category. In my personal understanding, it is more like "SaaS++", that is, enhanced version of SaaS products, such products are mainly used by business personnel.
"General code generation type" mainly covers "front-end/back-end/database code generation". It has been done well, and both front-end and back-end databases have been done. It is more specialized and may only focus on a part of it. The ones in the above table Most of them are foreign companies, and there are indeed relatively few domestic companies that mainly do "generic code generation".
The characteristics of this type of product: often not only 2B, but also 2C, and the price and model are more free, and some are even free.
It is very difficult to make a general-purpose programming product, even if it is just a front-end, which involves almost all technologies, from the lowest-level compiler to the highest-level framework language. Therefore, products in this area often require a lot of code at this stage, and foreigner products are no exception. In addition, functions and performance (in terms of operating efficiency) are often discounted a lot, and some have been developed for a long time. old frame.
"Enterprise internal application development framework type", this is the type that most domestic companies focus on. This type usually provides some "application engines" and "models", and developers in the enterprise use these provided resources to develop "frameworks" "inside" application. Then run in the set "environment".
The characteristics of this type of product are also obvious: the advantage is that it provides some convenient configurations and interfaces, and some of the most basic capabilities are already available; but the disadvantages are also obvious, things can only run in their own environment, even if the best two The files "mpk and osp" exported by "mendix" and "outsystems" can only be imported and exported in their own environment, PowerApps can only run under Azure, and APEX can only run under Oracle. Therefore, many locks such as "technical framework" and "operating environment" have been caused.
The rest is the iVX to talk about today, this one is quite special:
The code generation is done to the extreme, and the code generation rate is greater than 95%. Please note that it is not the kind of function stacking, but a very efficient IDE operation that automatically generates code. On average, an effective operation generates more than 500 lines of code; and there are many large-scale applications on the platform. Examples include the core platform shop.ivx.cn of several listed companies;
without locking, the code generated by the front end can be directly used in VUE/react, and the Java and Node code can be directly exported in the background. Developers can even completely abandon the iVX platform and direct secondary development. (Of course, it is recommended to continue to use, the efficiency is high.)
Then the conclusion is very clear~ If you have used it, or go to doc.ivx.cn, you will find that "others are other".
