I. Introduction
The so-called "low code" originated from programmers who were tired of writing repetitive things. The product wanted to add a leave form today, a material application form tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow wanted to collect statistics and records and other requirements. For programmers, developing these is a boring repetitive development work, so I thought about making a tool to play with it myself. Gradually, there are more and more gadgets of all kinds.
Therefore, from this point of view, "low code" is not so much a new concept that has become popular, but rather the methods and results that developers use to "improve efficiency" in their daily work.
Behind the low-code fire, there is also the growing demand for digital transformation of enterprises. While policies and markets are ready, the pain points of software development in the domestic market also need to be solved urgently. Enterprises need to simplify some paradigmatic processes and repetitive work, which accelerates the development of low-code.
2. Low-code platform provides reusable wheels
Low code provides complete table design and template code generation to help us reduce duplication of work.
It usually provides a complete set of solutions involving forms, workflows, reports, front-end and back-end environments and deployments, data centers, distributed locks, SMS verification code platform access, etc. Think of low-code platforms as A technology learning and practical application platform is also a very good choice!
A low-code development tool that is in use recently - JNPF rapid development platform, can improve development efficiency by 10 times. It is a perfect black technology! Configure and create application software through a graphical user interface , rather than relying mainly on hand-written code as in the traditional model.
The visual low-code operating platform can turn the process of writing JSON into drag-and-drop components and debugging property configuration. This interaction method is more intuitive and friendly to users, and development efficiency will be higher.
Official website: https://www.jnpfsoft.com/?csdn
Like most visual operating platforms on the market, the interface layout is divided into three areas: the control selection area on the left, the browsing interaction area in the middle, and the attribute editing area on the right. The arrangement of these three areas also corresponds to the operation process of the user-generated page.
- First, select the control in the left panel;
- Secondly, drag to the middle preview area and place it in the appropriate container block;
- Finally, debug the component properties in the right panel.
- After debugging is completed, proceed to the next component loop operation until the entire page is built.
It is worth mentioning that the JNPF platform provides full source code. By analyzing the source code, you can learn the developer's ideas and freely carry out secondary development... This is the most direct manifestation of the practicality of low code.
3. What can low-code bring to developers and enterprises?
1. Low-code provides pre-built modules
Through a library of pre-built modules, low-code platforms allow developers to build applications easily and seamlessly. These modules are also reconfigurable and can be updated based on operational needs. Enterprise low-code platforms also often allow developers to create their own custom modules and share them across the enterprise as reusable company assets.
2. Low code shortens development time
Low code = less code leads to faster development time. Developers can increase their productivity by using low-code development platforms. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that low-code developers will be thrown into more development projects. Instead, it also provides an option to spend more time gathering requirements, collaborating with stakeholders, iterating on end-user acceptance testing, and ultimately delivering a product that is more easily accepted and loved by end users.
3. Low code allows smooth collaboration
Business users and developers view a project from different perspectives, but they both contribute value and collaboration between the two should be encouraged. Low-code development platforms can facilitate collaboration between developers and business users by providing visual design tools that business users can interpret and understand.
For example, a business process can be designed using a design tool like a flowchart. From a business user's perspective, a process diagram represents the logical flow of high-level functions performed by people or systems. From a developer's perspective, each node in the workflow may represent an event that will trigger a service that contains some form of logic before transitioning the workflow to the next step. The same design tools enable business users to understand whether the design fits the needs of the business process, as well as the needs of developers as the development environment executing the workflow itself.
4. Low code can run both in the cloud and locally
Many low-code development platforms run in the cloud as SaaS-based solutions. Cloud-based solutions can be set up quickly and require little maintenance. However, many companies prefer or may even specify an on-premises option so that they can deploy applications on their own public cloud provider (such as AWS, Google or Azure) or behind the corporate firewall on a local area network. There may be many legitimate security, privacy, or technology-related reasons behind choosing on-premises deployment.
summary
I believe that countless developers will recall that sunny afternoon when they once made something similar to an automated programming platform. Now, this stuff will enter all walks of life, and it will have a unified name - low code. Of course, like many new things, there are still doubts about the development of low-code, and its application scenarios are still limited.