{"id":44668,"date":"2023-01-20T15:47:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/low-code-offers-a-glimmer-of-hope-for-paying-off-technical-debt\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T15:47:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T15:47:29","slug":"low-code-offers-a-glimmer-of-hope-for-paying-off-technical-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/low-code-offers-a-glimmer-of-hope-for-paying-off-technical-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Low code offers a glimmer of hope for paying off technical debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n            <img class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n            Listen to the article<br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1674163424\/news\/text_to_speech\/no-code-codeless-low-code-software-development-unqork_q3jqq1.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/contact\/\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Dive Brief:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Companies spend an average of 40% of their IT budget maintaining and updating existing software, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unqork.com\/form\/forrester-thought-leadership\">new Forrester report<\/a> commissioned by no-code PaaS company Unqork<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Many enterprises are adopting low-code technology platforms to reduce the time and money spent servicing technical debt, according to the report, which surveyed <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>312 application development and delivery decision-makers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> Nearly half use a combination of declarative low-code tooling and hand coding, but 42% still rely exclusively on custom coding<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Despite the efficiency advantages of limiting new code, n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>early two-thirds of respondents said their companies can\u2019t meet development needs without hand coding,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>62%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> are too busy updating legacy software to adopt low-code alternatives<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dive Insight:<\/h3>\n<p>Technical debt accumulates as today\u2019s shiny new software innovations age into tomorrow\u2019s legacy applications, in need of security patches and updates.<\/p>\n<p>No-code solutions \u2014 modular application development platforms that eliminate the need for hand coding \u2014 promise to reduce technical debt, while also opening the creation process to staff outside of IT.<\/p>\n<p>Reducing custom coding drove 3 in 5 respondents to adopt codeless solutions. Freeing coding professionals to focus on higher-priority projects and ensuring nontechnical employees can develop and maintain apps were also high on the list.<\/p>\n<p>While respondents\u2019 companies haven\u2019t yet made the transition to codeless architecture, 70% say it\u2019s critical to do so in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The market for low-code technologies is on a steep growth trajectory,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/low-code-market-SaaS-cloud\/638794\/\">according to Gartner<\/a>. It is projected to total $27 billion in 2023, up almost 20% from last year. Low-code application platforms, which include no-code solutions that require only declarative text instructions for app building, account for nearly one-third of the total market and are expected to generate 25% more revenue than last year.<\/p>\n<p>While commonly grouped together, the distinction between low-code and codeless technologies is significant, according to Forrester analyst Jessica D\u2019Oliveira.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo-code is within low-code from an enterprise perspective,\u201d D\u2019Oliveira said. \u201cBut no-code refers to systems where you do not inject code.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most no-code platforms allow for some hand-tooled coding. But each new line of code adds technical debt.<\/p>\n<p>Codeless platforms provide users with prebuilt components, widgets and services that can be configured without scripting to create an app,\u201d Jason Wong, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner, told CIO Dive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnytime you add customizations via scripting and programming, you introduce technical debut into a low-code or no-code platform,\u201d Wong said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiWmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNpb2RpdmUuY29tL25ld3Mvbm8tY29kZS1jb2RlbGVzcy1sb3ctY29kZS1zb2Z0d2FyZS1kZXZlbG9wbWVudC11bnFvcmsvNjQwNzk4L9IBAA?oc=5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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