Funny to read how something that will make millions or billions of dollars while creating tens of thousands of applications is a failure. Sure low-code isn't perfect and is being oversold by the people that benefit from it. What commercial software isn't oversold, overpromised, and underdelivered? Name just one if you can.
This has all happened before and will all happen again. Remember Visual Basic. It had all of the benefits and drawbacks of Low-Code. For some uses, it was great and exactly what was needed. For others, it was a horrible trainwreck.
That said, the author is right. It is true for any framework or tool, once you get outside what it does well, you are in for a world of hurt. He is also right in that none or almost none of the Low-Code tools of this generation will make it to the next. Anyone remember PowerBuilder? It was great for about 5 years and OK for about 5 more after that. It is long dead now. Same is true for Cold Fusion. What a great tool for about 5 years.
Every once in a while I still see VB apps out in the wild but I don't know a person that will admit to knowing anything about VB. about 10 years after this current Low-Code revolution dies, another will start. Each time we get a little closer to actually understanding what Low-Code is really good at and keeping it in that box. At this rate humanity will have a great handle on Low-Code in 2457.
This has all happened before and will all happen again. Remember Visual Basic. It had all of the benefits and drawbacks of Low-Code. For some uses, it was great and exactly what was needed. For others, it was a horrible trainwreck.
That said, the author is right. It is true for any framework or tool, once you get outside what it does well, you are in for a world of hurt. He is also right in that none or almost none of the Low-Code tools of this generation will make it to the next. Anyone remember PowerBuilder? It was great for about 5 years and OK for about 5 more after that. It is long dead now. Same is true for Cold Fusion. What a great tool for about 5 years.
Every once in a while I still see VB apps out in the wild but I don't know a person that will admit to knowing anything about VB. about 10 years after this current Low-Code revolution dies, another will start. Each time we get a little closer to actually understanding what Low-Code is really good at and keeping it in that box. At this rate humanity will have a great handle on Low-Code in 2457.