To get the full power of low-code, you can’t just replace Java with a low-code platform and run everything the same way you always have. Discover some of the most common challenges in low-code application development, and how you can combat them with a modern low-code approach.
Traditional application development teams are large, specialized, and full of intricate inter- and intra-dependencies. Low-code teams, on the other hand, are designed to be nimble, collaborative, and egalitarian. Everyone on the team develops features. And every developer should have at least one additional specialty area—UX design, testing, architecture, etc.
Traditional development approaches rely on business analysts who act as translators between business users and technology teams. The two domains are siloed from each other, which means the people experiencing the problem are separated from the developers who are most equipped to solve it. Instead of programmers with a decade of Java experience, low-code teams look for developers who are more interested in solving problems than writing code.
With traditional development practices, feedback loops are like a ferry traveling between two shores. Business users are on one side, and the developers building the application are on the other. Low-code builds a bridge between developers and business users. It makes collaboration easy and encourages clear and frequent input. This helps the end users test assumptions along the way, validating and influencing the application as it takes shape before their eyes.
Deployment is a meaningful milestone. But if your application isn’t used or if users are unhappy, it will never deliver value. To ensure success, continue focusing on your end users throughout the development life cycle. Identify a few key stakeholders who are well respected among the user group, and involve them as often and as early as possible to continue to build goodwill.
Low-code helps you build applications fast and right the first time. Adopting a few agile best practices can transform long timelines and “just okay” applications into rapid development that delivers outsized results.
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“Application development platforms that enable rapid application delivery with minimal hand-coding, and quick setup and deployment.”
Forrester Research defining low-code development platforms
To see the full power of low-code, trade outdated, bloated development approaches for some key agile practices. Read this eBook for four common low-code pitfalls and how to rethink your approach.