No-code is a lie

Here's why coders should take a second look at "no-code" tools.

No-code is a lie

Developers often assume to mistake the no-code movement to mean "no-coders" or "not for coders." I used to be one of them. As a developer, I used to either regard "no-code" as a threat, or dismiss no-code tools as something beneath me, something you only resort to if you, well, can't code. But there is an open secret behind the current generation of "no-code" tools — it's all code.

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September 5, 2025
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