No-code development platform

{{Short description|Software development without writing code}} {{distinguish|Low-code development platform}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} [[File:Betty Blocks platform.png|thumb|upright=1.4|Flowchart interface for Betty Blocks, a no-code platform]] A '''no-code development platform''' ('''NCDP''') supports creating software via a graphical user interface (GUI) and configuration instead of programming.

As with a low-code development platform, it is meant to expedite application development,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Austin |date=30 July 2021 |title=Low Code vs No Code Explained |url=https://www.bmc.com/blogs/low-code-vs-no-code/ |access-date=1 January 2022 |website=BMC Blogs |language=en-US}}</ref> but completely eliminates writing code. This is usually accomplished by offering prebuilt templates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crivello |first=Adam |others=Reviewed and edited by Shanti Nair |title=Best No-Code Development Platforms |url=https://www.g2.com/categories/no-code-development-platforms#learn-more |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120160054/https://www.g2.com/categories/no-code-development-platforms#learn-more |archive-date=20 January 2022 |access-date=20 January 2022 |website=G2}}</ref> In the 2010s, both of these types of platforms increased in popularity as companies dealt with a limited supply of competent software developers.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Kirvan |first1=Paul |last2=Pratt |first2=Mary K. |date=15 March 2024 |title=low-code and no-code development platforms |url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchsoftwarequality/definition/low-code-no-code-development-platform |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251008093327/https://www.techtarget.com/searchsoftwarequality/definition/low-code-no-code-development-platform |archive-date=8 October 2025 |access-date=22 October 2025 |website=techtarget.com}}</ref>

No-code development is closely related to visual programming.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caballar |first=Rina Diane |date=11 March 2020 |title=Programming Without Code: The Rise of No-Code Software Development |url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/programming-without-code-no-code-software-development |access-date=22 October 2025 |publisher=IEEE}}</ref>

== Use == No-code tools are often designed with line of business users in mind as opposed to traditional IT. These platforms allow users to build tools and applications with little to no programming expertise.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 December 2021 |title=No-Code: What Business Leaders Need to Know |url=https://hbr.org/2021/12/no-code-what-business-leaders-need-to-know |website=Harvard Business Review}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |fix-attempted=yes |url=}}

A potential benefit of using a NCDP is increased 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 |date=25 October 2017 |title=Low code and no code app development benefits |url=https://appdevelopermagazine.com/low-code-and-no-code-app-development-benefits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022015003/https://appdevelopermagazine.com/low-code-and-no-code-app-development-benefits/ |archive-date=22 October 2020 |access-date=28 January 2019 |website=App Developer Magazine}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2026|reason=The source looks unreliable and barely mentions agility.}}

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== External links == * {{cite web |last=Pattani |first=Aneri |date=16 November 2016 |title=A coding revolution in the office cube sends message of change to IT |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/15/a-cloud-app-boom-is-allowing-workers-in-all-jobs-to-become-coding-pros.html |access-date=15 November 2017 |publisher=CNBC}}

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