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by robertlagrant 1287 days ago
"Configurable" is a manager-trap, just like low code. If something's configurable, you now need to forever test all the potential configurations, which always seems to become a combinatorial explosion of tests.
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I see this almost every day. A low-code/no-code platform configuration change rolls through the testing lifecycle of straight up code. All the advantages of a low-code/no-code platform fly out the window because the time from feature request to prod is the same as if it were developed from code.
Exactly. A configuration change is the same as a code change: it should be tested and reviewed before it goes live