Summary: A growing trend, low-code development claims to address many of the common challenges facing businesses today. But, how accurate are these claims? In this article, we take a realistic look at low-code platforms–exploring the pros and cons.
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Tag Archives: Application Development
Complete a week-long development project in 2 hours
Summary: We’ve started a new video series in which we walk you through full development projects from start-to-finish using the m-Power Development Platform. Each project would easily take weeks of manual coding, but we complete them in under 2 hours. Check out the videos below to learn more.
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7 myths and facts you should understand about low-code development
Summary: As businesses rush to deliver solutions quickly, low-code development is growing. But, it’s a relatively new term and is still surrounded by confusion. In this article, we dispel some common myths of low-code development platforms and share some important facts.
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Low-Code Development 101: Understanding the Basics
Summary: Application development has long been a problem facing both the IT department and the business units. The IT department gets overwhelmed with new application requests. They can’t possibly complete every project when the business wants it done. Meanwhile, the business users get tired of waiting, and start bypassing the IT department altogether. Today, we explore the concept of “low-code development”, and explain how it helps address this problem.
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6 must-have skills of modern web application developers
Summary: Web application development is quickly becoming more complex. It requires an ever-increasing, and ever-evolving skill-set. What skills must modern web application developers now possess? We explore the top 6 in this article.
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Webinar Replay: Tailor build a CRM over your existing databases
Summary: Could your business use a CRM system that’s customized to your precise needs? While it sounds like a daunting project, it’s not as tough as you think. Check out this webinar replay, and learn how easily you can deliver custom CRM systems over your databases.
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Why web application development projects fail (and what IT can do about it)
Summary: Depending on the survey you read, anywhere from 25% – 68% of development projects fail. These failures often cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, waste months (or years) of time, and usually lead to people losing their jobs. Why do these projects fail, and what can you do about it? We answer those questions (and more) in this article.
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8 questions to ask before developing applications on the cloud
Summary: It’s a growing trend in the business world: More application development is moving to the cloud. More developers are opting for cloud-based development platforms, and more businesses are moving their application development off-site and onto a cloud host. The problem is, many make the move without understanding how the cloud changes development. In this article, we explore a few of these changes and outline important questions to ask before making the move.
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How can web apps improve the voting process?
Summary: The next presidential election is just around the corner. Soon, voters will file through polling locations–waiting in long lines for their chance to cast their vote. But, what if there were a way to simplify the process? What if there was a way to streamline the voting process, and reduce the inefficiencies? Learn how one county government accomplished this very task–simplifying the voter check-in process and eliminating long wait times.
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Citizen Development: 5 keys to success
Summary: As defined by Gartner, “A citizen developer is a user who creates new business applications for consumption by others using development and runtime environments sanctioned by corporate IT.” A growing trend, citizen development has become a key tool in the fight against Shadow IT. With citizen development tools, businesses can now give users the ability to create solutions on their own, without the need to bypass the IT department. In this article, we explore a few steps your business must take if you hope to capitalize on this trend.
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