Ever worked on a low-code platform to develop a web app? As a professional web app developer who develops apps using front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, Vue and back-end frameworks such as Node.js, Spring Boot, and .NET Core, have you ever been asked to work on a proprietary low-code platform? If so, how was the experience like? What were your concerns? |
What you should look for in an employer is some one who does his job and lets you do your job with the same autonomy. What you should look for in a job is something you can automate easily away and move on to the next job, which may or may not be at the same company.
Eventually you'll find where you want to be, at the level you want to be, and with whom you enjoy working--maybe not even as a programmer. I used to think programming was an art, but it isn't, it's a means to and end. If low-code isn't the level you want to work at, then don't do it. I told my ex-boss "No" plenty of times and you're a professional whom has the power to do so as well. In the land of the blind, the one eye man is king.
On the other hand, I've seen massive ERP apps built off of APEX and its mind blowing how far they can stretch this platform.
To this end, I'd like to see examples of these low/no code massive ERP apps.
I wouldn't say the it is a career limiting move. You'll be dealing with PL/SQL 90% of the time when working on APEX apps. This can easily translate to other positions in the database field.
low/no code is geared towards a. business "power" users b. highly template driven mass developments (in which case, I'd wonder why a professional dev. will stick around for long)
The visual programming makes development and discussions very fast and useful. I feel it is a good way to vet and validate an idea before investing resources on a traditional build.