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Re: Ask HN: How relevant is low code according to you in today’s world with Claude?

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Post by kinj28 » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC

simquat wrote: post #8

I don't see low-code and LLMs really competing with each other. It may be true for quick throwaway projects, but they solve different problems and can potentially be used together. With low-code, users operate at a high abstraction level and get a deterministic output. You're fully in control of what the result will be. With LLMs you operate at an even higher abstraction level – just a prompt in plain English – but t…

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Re: Ask HN: How relevant is low code according to you in today’s world with Claude?

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Post by saltpath » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: How relevant is low code according to you in today’s world with Claude?

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Post by drrob » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 4:49 PM UTC

I don't really program with AI, as I find the code quality pretty poor.

I use Retool for all our internal tools. I like the fact that somebody else is looking after the hosting of the dozen little one-purpose applications I've built, and it all just works.

Ultimately I'm just after a quiet life.

Re: Ask HN: How relevant is low code according to you in today’s world with Claude?

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Post by Shin0221 » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: How relevant is low code according to you in today’s world with Claude?

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Post by skyberrys » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC

Just yesterday I was using Claude to whip up a prototype, and before it would complete it Claude asked if I wanted a low code/no code version or if I was a give me the source code type. So I think you still have plenty of customers, it's just that Claude might be driving some of them to you now.

Re: Ask HN: How relevant is low code according to you in today’s world with Claude?

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Post by kinj28 » Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC

drrob wrote: post #13

I don't really program with AI, as I find the code quality pretty poor. I use Retool for all our internal tools. I like the fact that somebody else is looking after the hosting of the dozen little one-purpose applications I've built, and it all just works. Ultimately I'm just after a quiet life.

Makes sense. But with plain English you can build similar small single purpose app and someone else hosts it. No need to learn how to make low code work and 10x faster. IMHO plain English will triumph!