No Code

No Code is the blossoming trend of tools that enable making “good enough” web and mobile apps without having to do much, if any, traditional coding. Many software engineers dismiss and look down on this kind of tool, but I for one welcome it.

No Code creates more opportunity for more people to make software work for them. To make software modification a more universal, accessible activity. Clive Thompson drew an interesting parallel in his piece in Wired: “We became competent photographers not by honing our skills at hand-developing film but by using iPhones with filters.” That’s a great goal: enabling non-coders…