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by Terretta 1414 days ago
> The idea being that a frontend developer or hobbyist with no backend/database/sql knowledge whatsoever could easily get a properly functioning database up and running for a (fairly) complex app.

So, Microsoft Access for the web?

Believe it or not there was a time in the late 90s you could nearly HyperCard for the web using low code “wizards”.

Not sure what happened, maybe server-side JavaScript or things like Django and Ruby on Rails released a pressure valve.