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by codingdave 81 days ago
It is equally important as the other low code solutions that have been floating around since the 80s. AI doesn't change the big picture, which is that when you empower non-technical people to create apps, they will do so. 9 out of 10 won't work well. Of the 10% that do, 9 out of 10 will be over-fit to the team that built it and not grow, even while solving a problem for that team. For the 1% that work, are broadly useful, and grow... they will fail at scale, and a professional team will then need to come in and smooth out the rough edges.

AI is a new tool to walk that same path. Maybe it will let people go father before needing help, maybe not. But if you are trying to run a low code platform, your focus should be at least partially on that last step of the path - how do you help people take their work farther before needing to call for help?