Ask HN: Have you built anything using NoCode Tools

4 points·mraza007··3 comments

Hello HN,

I have been hearing a lot of nocode tools but has anyone built a viable business around no code tools

I've dabbled with several no-code and low-code tools. They can help you whip up a prototype or even a MVP depending on what abstractions they support. Except in rare cases, they aren't up to the task of supporting business critical functionality.

Any experienced programmer will explain to you that the "happy path" is easy to code for. It is the business and technical edge cases, exception handling, error conditions that will soon render your original code but 20% of your total code base. Patching and testing for all those conditions is what makes a system support a business. If you don't have that level of automated support, they you will need a great deal of human resources to support and handle the "problems".

In summary: you can use no-code tools to quickly build a demonstration. But you need a competent technical team to architect and implement a robust system that will effectively support the needs of any given business.

I think nocode tools are just another way of gloryfying how code is important and an aasett to have. Lots of entrepreneurs who want to build up startups and have lack of finances are being thrown this no code tools things only to lure them but in reality nocode tools won't give you end to end product build if you are not familiar with coding.

Lots of business use no code website generators like squarespace and wix.

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