Being a nocode sass founder I think a lot about what people think of nocode tools especially when it comes to developers. We, as nocode makers, try to make people's life easier, want to allow them to create their own product without having any technical knowledge. But on the other hand, I am very interested to know what developers think about nocode tools when it comes to their career choice. I would love to read comments on this thread :)
russianator|4 years ago
The issue with nocode SaaS products is the misconception given to non technical people about what is replaceable.
Often a good business decision does not equal a good engineering decision and the management structures in place don't allow for this type of discussion to take place. This is where developers and engineers are beat out by "it's better for the business" as a decision.
Often executive managers who have moved away from technical work and are very far removed from deep (as opposed to wide) engineering knowledge, this can promote animosity between management and engineering.
Again this is purely a view/opinion from my own experience.
The organisation needs to understand: 1) What are the needs we are fulfilling 2) Are we building up engineering where we need it
When question 2 is disregarded when engineering built solutions are discarded this leads to the degredation of engineering "credit" in an organisation.