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'''No-code development platforms''' ('''NCDPs''') allow creating [[application software]] through [[graphical user interface]]s and configuration instead of traditional [[computer programming]] based on writing [[source code|code]].

No-codeAs development platforms are closely related towith [[low-code development platform]]s, asit both areis designedmeant to expedite the application development process.,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Austin|title=Low Code vs No Code Explained|url=https://www.bmc.com/blogs/low-code-vs-no-code/|access-date=2022-01-01|website=BMC Blogs|language=en-US}}</ref> However,but unlike low-code, no-code development platforms requireinvolves no code writing. atThis all,is usually done generallyby offering prebuilt templates thatfor businesses can buildbuilding apps with.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best No-Code Development Platforms|url=https://www.g2.com/categories/no-code-development-platforms#learn-more|website=G2}}</ref> In the 2010s, both of these platformstypes haveof bothplatforms increased in popularity as companies dealdealt with a limited supply of competent [[software developer]]s.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last1=Rouse|first1=Margaret|title=low-code/no-code development platform (LCNC platform)|url=https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/definition/low-code-no-code-development-platform|website=www.techtarget.com|accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>

No-code development platforms areis closely related to [[visual programming language]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/programming-without-code-no-code-software-development|title=Programming Without Code: The Rise of No-Code Software Development|date=11 March 2020}}</ref>

== Use ==

No-code tools are often designed with [[line of business]] users in mind as opposed to traditional IT.

The potential benefits of utilizingusing a NCDP include:

*'''Agility''' - NCDPs typically provide some degree of templated user-interface and user experience functionality for common needs such as forms, workflows, and data display allowing creators to expedite parts of the app creation process.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Richard |title= Low code and no code app development benefits |url=https://appdevelopermagazine.com/low-code-and-no-code-app-development-benefits/ |website=App Developer Magazine |accessdate=28 January 2019}}</ref>

*'''Richness''' - NCDPs which at one point were limited to more basic application functions increasingly provide a level of feature-richness and integrations that allows users to design, develop, and deploy apps that meet specific business needs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shrivastava |first1=Anubhuti |title= How Zero-Code Platforms Are Becoming A Boon For Enterprises |url=http://trendintech.com/2019/01/15/how-zero-code-platforms-are-becoming-a-boon-for-enterprises/ |website=Trend in Tech |accessdate=28 January 2019}}</ref>