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What’s No-code

What's NoCode Anyways?

NoCode allows people to build applications without needing to know how to write code. Using their systems, operations, and user experience (UX) design skills, they can create software that solves user & business problems.

Building Blocks

NoCode tools come with building blocks — like Legos or Minecraft — which allow users to visually design an interface, structure data, and connect systems.

  • User Interface: Drag and drop, WYSIWYG components, and buttons allow users to visually develop without coding. Tools well-known: 
    Webflow
    ,
    Carrd
  • Database: Tables, records, properties, data types, relationship entities, visualizations and charting give structure to information. Well known: 
    Airtable
    ,
    Coda
    ,
    Glide
  • Automation & connecting: If this [this happens] then [to this other thing]. Triggers, automations. Tools well-known here: 
    Zapier
    Zapier
    ,
    Integromat
    ,
    Tray.io
    ,
    IFTTT

Beyond these 3 foundations of an app, there are specific ways in which you may want your app to work. Purchasing products (

,
Stripe
 ,
Gumroad
 ), texting (
Twilio
 ), forms (
Typeform
), email (
Mailchimp
 ) are common domain-specific applications to plug in to. As well as full app building platforms like
Adalo
 and
Bubble
.

Getting into the enterprise space, we shouldn’t forget about full Service Operations CRMs like

which have their own ecosystem of connections and tools. Though when we talk about NoCode, we’re rarely chatting about these tools.

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