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Cloud native and low code are two of the most popular concepts in IT today. Cloud native is a method of application architecture design, application deployment and even application development process, while low code is a method of rapid application development. What is the relationship between the two? How to combine it?
Think about a question first - how to combine a cup and an apple? It sounds like the wind and the horse are irrelevant, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, there are many ways to combine, such as:
- Drink a glass of water from a glass after eating an apple.
- Put the apples on top of a mug.
- Cover the apples with a cup.
- Put the apples and the cups on a shelf, one row of fruit, one row of tableware, find a grid in the row of fruit to put apples, and find a grid in the row of tableware to put cups.
Is there any inspiration for how to combine cloud native and low code?
The combination of cloud native and low code
We can regard cloud native as an architecture design method, a deployment method, a development collaboration method (DevOps), a development tool or a platform, and generally regard low-code as a development tool. Then, their combination methods mainly include the following:
1. Low-code tools, cloud-native architecture
That is, low-code tools themselves need to be cloud-native architecture. The so-called cloud-native architecture refers to microservice architecture and distributed architecture.
2. Low-code tools, cloud-native deployment
That is, low-code tools need to be deployed on K8s and are flexible.
3. Low-code tools, DevOps development collaboration method,
that is, adopt DevOps development collaboration method, develop and update low-code tools
use low-code tools, and use DevOps collaboration method to develop and update applications
4. Low-code tools, cloud-native development platforms
Use cloud-native development platforms to develop and deploy low-code tools.
Both are viewed as development tools, integrated into a larger development platform.
When we talk about the combination of two things, we must first clarify a question-why to combine, what are the benefits of combining? Personally, I think that the 4 methods listed above and the first 3 combinations are of little value to the enterprise. The fourth combination method is of great significance to the enterprise. Why? Because whether it is cloud-native or low-code, we can think of it as development tools, integrated together, giving developers flexible choices when developing applications, and efficient application development, which plays a major role in the digital transformation of enterprises.
Our one-stop cloud-native development platform is combined in the fourth way. The following is the architecture diagram of our products.
- basic resource layer
This layer provides the resources needed to deploy applications, mainly K8s.
- Capability Service Layer
This layer provides various usable capabilities accumulated in the enterprise, including middleware, microservice modules, API, etc.
- Capability Assembly Layer
Developers develop applications at this layer. The application can be split into many modules. Some modules can directly use the modules of the competence center. Develop directly using low-code methods.
Summarize
This combination of cloud-native and low-code is in line with the concept of cloud-native - application-centric, and tool applications are tools that are readily available in the process of developing applications. Combining cloud-native and low-code can improve application development and deployment efficiency, and make your applications more flexible and reliable. Using the above best practices to achieve this combination can achieve the effect of "cloud native, low code, write less, and do faster".
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