No code is a huge movement that is taking over the web right now. As many platforms come out that bring solutions to individuals that can’t code to make websites and even apps, the question that comes to mind is what does this mean for the future of makers and startups especially coders. There are two sides to this argument, those that say this will replace programmers in the future and those that think coders will never be replaced and these tools will just be used as prototypes.
In my interview with two prominent figures in the space, I learned that not only are the communities around this topic confused but even individuals themselves are confused as to where this might go. Stephen, a digital marketer that uses Shopify, discussed that code would never go away and used words like “Bittersweet” or “accessible but restrictive” to describe it and he went on to compare no code to prefabricated homes and such to belittle the technology.
With John Kahn, a programmer at American Airlines that uses Webflow, he surprisingly loves no code yet see’s no threats to his own job because of it. He goes on to say how it’s made his communication with design and business teams more effective and allowed him to make fewer mistakes when scaling apps. He doesn’t think companies like his own will start using it for their customers but he agrees with the use of the tool internally to communicate between teams.
Since this is a new technology that is very new to most of the population. Similies were used often to compare it to subjects that are more well know. Stephen also used an oxymoron to talk about the contradictions in the product.
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