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Low-Code/No-Code: Citizen Developers and the Surprising Future of Business Applications
"The practical, persuasive case for empowering employees to develop custom apps in the workplace."
—Publishers Weekly BookLife Review
For decades, our relationship with workplace technology has been, in a word, complicated . The pandemic only made it more so.
The stats are astonishing. Two in three employers cannot find qualified candidates to fill their open IT positions. By 2024, the deficit of software developers in the US alone will hit 500,000. Supply and demand for techies are out of whack and, most alarmingly, there's no end in sight.
The effects of this labor-market imbalance are profound and difficult to overstate. Nearly three in four technology leaders cannot focus on their strategic priorities. Countless other firms, departments, teams, and leaders have struggled because IT can’t deliver the tools they so desperately need. Adding salt to the wound, business units now need new applications to address the logistical challenges posed by pervasive remote and hybrid work.
Brass tacks: Organizations are at a crossroads. They need to solve these thorny tech problems. Now. But how?
In Low-Code/ Citizen Developers and the Surprising Future of Business Applications , world-renowned workplace technology expert and award-winning author Phil Simon squares this circle. His thirteenth book deftly illustrates how, thanks to powerful new tools and a new breed of employees, organizations are finally fulfilling critical business needs and reducing their reliance on pricey software developers.
Low-Code/No-Code is an invaluable treasure trove of insightful analysis, synthesis, examples, and advice that has arrived at the perfect time.
—Publishers Weekly BookLife Review
For decades, our relationship with workplace technology has been, in a word, complicated . The pandemic only made it more so.
The stats are astonishing. Two in three employers cannot find qualified candidates to fill their open IT positions. By 2024, the deficit of software developers in the US alone will hit 500,000. Supply and demand for techies are out of whack and, most alarmingly, there's no end in sight.
The effects of this labor-market imbalance are profound and difficult to overstate. Nearly three in four technology leaders cannot focus on their strategic priorities. Countless other firms, departments, teams, and leaders have struggled because IT can’t deliver the tools they so desperately need. Adding salt to the wound, business units now need new applications to address the logistical challenges posed by pervasive remote and hybrid work.
Brass tacks: Organizations are at a crossroads. They need to solve these thorny tech problems. Now. But how?
In Low-Code/ Citizen Developers and the Surprising Future of Business Applications , world-renowned workplace technology expert and award-winning author Phil Simon squares this circle. His thirteenth book deftly illustrates how, thanks to powerful new tools and a new breed of employees, organizations are finally fulfilling critical business needs and reducing their reliance on pricey software developers.
Low-Code/No-Code is an invaluable treasure trove of insightful analysis, synthesis, examples, and advice that has arrived at the perfect time.
- GenresBusiness
246 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2022
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About the author
Phil Simon
28 books101 followersPhil Simon is a dynamic keynote speaker, world-renowned collaboration and technology authority, and advisor. He is the award-winning author of 14 non-fiction books, most recently The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace.
He consults organizations on communications, collaboration, project management, and technology. His contributions have appeared in The Harvard Business Review, CNN, The New York Times, and many other popular media outlets. He also hosts the podcast Conversations About Collaboration.
He consults organizations on communications, collaboration, project management, and technology. His contributions have appeared in The Harvard Business Review, CNN, The New York Times, and many other popular media outlets. He also hosts the podcast Conversations About Collaboration.
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December 8, 2022
When I tell you I have been waiting for this book for years...
I have been working in the low code/no code space for over 5 years, mostly as a not so visible part of other roles. The space has changed drastically over that time, the availability of tools has exploded, and continues to daily grow.
Those with the curiosity and drive can become experts quickly as these platforms are user friendly and very intuitive. Phil does a great job in highlighting the industry causes for the blossoming of no code operators in organizations, from the dev shortage to the ease of use of these tools. It's clear this is the future of business development as outlined in the book.
More and more people who have been dabblers are beginning to find official positions at large organizations in roles specifically outlined for this work, Netflix, Apple, Nike, NBC, to name a few, have posted job openings for things like Airtable Collaboration Engineer.
This book comes at a time where many of us are searching for the vocabulary to make our case in organizations slightly behind the curve and this book lends legitimacy to a set of skills still often overlooked.
Thank you Phil for your excellent assessment of the current, and hopeful future, business development landscape.
I have been working in the low code/no code space for over 5 years, mostly as a not so visible part of other roles. The space has changed drastically over that time, the availability of tools has exploded, and continues to daily grow.
Those with the curiosity and drive can become experts quickly as these platforms are user friendly and very intuitive. Phil does a great job in highlighting the industry causes for the blossoming of no code operators in organizations, from the dev shortage to the ease of use of these tools. It's clear this is the future of business development as outlined in the book.
More and more people who have been dabblers are beginning to find official positions at large organizations in roles specifically outlined for this work, Netflix, Apple, Nike, NBC, to name a few, have posted job openings for things like Airtable Collaboration Engineer.
This book comes at a time where many of us are searching for the vocabulary to make our case in organizations slightly behind the curve and this book lends legitimacy to a set of skills still often overlooked.
Thank you Phil for your excellent assessment of the current, and hopeful future, business development landscape.
December 9, 2022
Employers, employees, and anyone who is fascinated with the speed at which technology is advancing should pick up a copy. Phil Simon is a brilliant researcher and writer, and he squeezes in a few good zingers, too. Surely, there will be more books on no-code coming, but I’m happy that this is the first of its kind.
March 20, 2023
Low-code developers are very much “real” and “proper” developers too. I didn’t like the way the book made them sound less valuable. Otherwise not terrible.
April 7, 2023
Good overview - more suitable for the non-software dev.
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