{"id":6444,"date":"2020-12-30T09:01:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T08:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anexia.com\/stagingblog\/?p=6444"},"modified":"2022-04-20T13:05:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T11:05:40","slug":"low-code-platform-a-new-application-almost-without-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anexia.com\/blog\/en\/low-code-platform-a-new-application-almost-without-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-code platform: A new application (almost) without programming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Low-code platforms are considered as the successors to 4GL programming languages and enable the development of applications using graphical modeling tools. Classic programming languages only have to be used in exceptional cases, which offers significant advantages: On the one hand, the development time is reduced, resulting in lower costs. On the other hand, it is beneficial that the project team members who are involved in the development don’t necessarily require programming skills.<\/p>\n

However, low-code programming raises the individual steps required for application development to a very high level of abstraction, which translates into less flexibility in implementation. When solving special problems, it may therefore still be necessary to write classic program code.<\/p>\n

From service framework to low-code platform<\/h2>\n

The Anexia Engine<\/a> was originally designed as a modular framework that provides a broad infrastructure for creating services. This allows the development of new applications, even if they are programmed in the traditional way by software developers, to be simplified and reduced to the essentials.<\/p>\n

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The further development to a low-code platform is the next logical step in the development of this framework, which was initiated by „Generic Services & Automation“. This makes it possible to create new applications and services in a short time and with little effort, even by project staff or users without programming knowledge.<\/p>\n

Unlike pure low-code development platforms, which are offered both as open-source solutions (e.g. Eclipse OSBP) and by commercial providers such as Oracle, Anexia’s solution isn’t a separate development environment. Rather, it is directly integrated into the Anexia Engine platform. Services created with it therefore fit seamlessly into the Engine’s user interface and can leverage existing infrastructure and interact with existing services and resources.<\/p>\n

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Anexia low-code Generic Services and Generic Automation<\/h3>\n

When creating a new Generic Service, you can focus entirely on the components that are essential for the application. This includes, for example, the data model, the application logic and the interaction with other services.<\/p>\n

\"Low-Code<\/p>\n

All recurring development tasks, which would otherwise take up a large part of the development work, are covered by generic code and are immediately available to the user. These include, among others:<\/p>\n