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Critical questions for nocode projects

Consulting Strategy Rant Nocode

First of all: I'm a big proponent of no-code. But enjoy it in moderation. I'm even building one myself.

I only have four strong questions, loosely held:

1. Version control?

Is the development under version control? This is important for answering auditing questions: what was the business process or policy for y at moment x?

2. Auditing?

Can the application itself do auditing for user data? Does it track history?

3. 80-20 rule?

I estimate that you can build 80% of the functionality 5-10x faster than with regular development. What about the remaining 20%? Are there any extensibility points for low-code or high-code?

4. Pricing?

Per user per month? What is a user? A registered user? Someone actively using it?

Update: these questions also apply to AI or Vibe Coding!