Low Code Rapid Application Development Trends And Myths

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Low Code Rapid Application Development
Trends And Myths
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A Brief Background to Low Code App Development

• Low code app development using a RAD Model is
  hardly a new phenomenon, but it has not always
  been known by this term.
• The term low code app development has only been
  around for the last couple of years, and was
  coined by Forrester Research, a research analysis
  firm.
• This development in rapid app development
  technology has provided a high degree of general
  and overall facilitation to the developer in
  full.
• This enables members of the business and
  marketing teams to collaborate with the IT team
  of a company in the creation of apps.
• It also promotes a fast development and
  deployment process, and speed is a key factor for
  businesses.

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5 Myths Debunked

• The more ambitious the app, the longer the
  development process
• The time taken to produce and test an app does
  not increase or decrease with the level of
  complexity of its functions when an Enterprise
  RAD Platform is used.
• This is because the RAD Model does not use a
  linear, waterfall-like approach.
• Compelling UI/UX design requires advance
  expertise
• Low code app development on an Enterprise RAD
  Platform does not call for advanced technical
  knowledge and expertise to produce great user
  interface and/or user experience of the app.
• This is because Enterprise RAD Platforms come
  with templates and tools for visually developing
  the app.
• This functionality is known as WYSIWYG - what you
  see is what you get - this means you can design
  slick and intuitive UI/UX with minimal expertise
  relying mainly on creativity in the use of
  readily available technology.

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Enterprise Apps do Not Receive Adequate IT
Support.

• There is a widely prevalent presumption that it
  is only the core apps that receive direct support
  from the apps IT team.
• The reason that this is a misinformed opinion, is
  that, most Enterprise RAD Platforms provide for
  support features, as the RAD Model is itself a
  collaborative and non-linear approach to app
  development.
• This makes all apps made using rapid app
  development methods user friendly, with
  provisions for support.

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Enterprise RAD Platforms are Closed-off and
Proprietary in Nature.

• This is not entirely false, as most Enterprise
  RAD Platforms do tend to, sort of, lock the
  developers into the system, so that shifting away
  from which becomes almost unthinkable during the
  course of the development of the enterprise app.
• However, this is not a pervasive feature of the
  RAD Model, and there are some platforms available
  that do allow developers to navigate away from
  the foundational platform.
• One such platform is the Enterprise RAD Platform
  by HokuApps.

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Cross Platform Apps Do Not have the Complete Set
of Features

• Some cross-platform apps, it is true, do not
  support all the features. But as hybrid
  enterprise apps are becoming more popular, and
  the demand for them is on the rise, there are
  some companies providing low code development
  platforms using the RAD Model that are
  successfully meeting the demand.
• One such provider of an effective Enterprise RAD
  Platform is HokuApps.
• Now that you have a fairly clear perspective on
  the trends in app development using the RAD Model
  and an Enterprise RAD Platform, and the common
  myths are dispelled, you are now well equipped to
  deal effectively with your specific app building
  requirements.

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