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Is Low Code The Future? How I built and shipped my revenue-ready MVP in 4 hours

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Re: Is Low Code The Future? How I built and shipped my revenue-ready MVP in 4 hours

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The criticism -- almost all the other comments at this point -- focuses on one aspect of the low-code app: It has to be re-written once it grows. * While this is true, I don't think Bethan or any other low code advocate would dispute that. The question is: can you get test an idea with low code. The answer to that might be a trivial yes, but if you had asked me what that means, I would guess a team of 3 people could…

> That is the real insight here. To me, the insight is that the less you care about the future of your "product", the less time you have to put into it. I look at the linked site, and all I see is "Minimal". I don't see any viability, I don't see a product (identifying what's being sold takes a few clicks). I also see a bevy of GDPR violations. I see an ADA (or the EU equivalent) liability. I, as a security conscious…

This sounds like the kind of risk someone running a startup can take.. do you really advocate limiting MVPs due to potential GDPR violations? And English ADA equivalent violations?

He probably should think about all these things, for sure. And maybe have taken more than 4 hours :) , they're not necessary risks for sure, and since you've pointed them out, now he can fix them :)

Re: Is Low Code The Future? How I built and shipped my revenue-ready MVP in 4 hours

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> That is the real insight here. To me, the insight is that the less you care about the future of your "product", the less time you have to put into it. I look at the linked site, and all I see is "Minimal". I don't see any viability, I don't see a product (identifying what's being sold takes a few clicks). I also see a bevy of GDPR violations. I see an ADA (or the EU equivalent) liability. I, as a security conscious…

This sounds like the kind of risk someone running a startup can take.. do you really advocate limiting MVPs due to potential GDPR violations? And English ADA equivalent violations? He probably should think about all these things, for sure. And maybe have taken more than 4 hours :) , they're not necessary risks for sure, and since you've pointed them out, now he can fix them :)

I guess it really depends. Any risk might be worth it depending on the benefits.

That said, if you're operating out of the EU, and are targeting EU customers, being GDPR compliant seems like a no-brainer. Especially since it can be built in from the beginning with far less effort and money than retrofitting for GDPR compliance later.

The same goes with accessibility. Building with it in mind is cheaper over the long term than fixing it later.

The key is that your business won't just lose customers over these kinds of issues, the business instead gains legal liabilities with attached fines, legal fees, and remediation costs. Even if the goal of a startup is only to be acquihired, the acquired liability might not be worth the gain of an employee or two for a large corporation.

Re: Is Low Code The Future? How I built and shipped my revenue-ready MVP in 4 hours

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

she is right, but this a terrible example because her idea is weak but her marketing is strong.. the future will likely see apps being built in collaboration with AI.

> apps being built in collaboration with AI Oh please no, that's just so unnecessary.

Silly, it’s already happening. Some of the auto completion is pretty awesome.
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