Crossing the low-code and pro-code chasm: a platform approach

Organizations are now using low-code and pro-code tools to build digital experiences internally and externally. However, not having the right alignment between these two approaches slows down delivery.
Different developer personas that work in silos, no connection between low-code and pro-code applications, low-code creating unmanageable shadow IT applications, no single codebase or build pipeline, and interruptions to the professional developer flow are some significant drawbacks.
In this session, Asanka will look at a platform approach to bridge the low-code and pro-code chasm.

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1. Crossing the low-code & pro-code chasm A platform approach Asanka Abeysinghe | Chief Technology Evangelist | WSO2, Inc | @asankama July, 1 2021 https://wso2.com/
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3. Recap from day 1 Digital e xperience Software Build vs. buy die Cloud-native engineering Developers
4. Next 20 minutes Developer experience
5. The software industry is like the movie industry.
6. Code is creative. // This is the server implementation of the simple RPC scenario. import ballerina/grpc; @grpc:ServiceDescriptor { descriptor: ROOT_DESCRIPT OR, descMap: getDescriptorMap() } service "HelloWorld" on new grpc:Listener(9090) { remote function hello(string request) returns string|error { // Reads the request message and sends a response. return "Hello " + request; } } // This is the client implementation of the simple RPC scenario. import ballerina/io; // Creates a gRPC client to interact with the remote server . HelloWorldClient e p = check new("http://localhost:9090"); public function main () returns error? { // Executes a simple remote call. string result = check e p->hello("WSO2"); // Prints the received result. io:println(result); }
7. Developers are visual.
8. Draw code?
9. Problems with low-code platforms • For citizen and ad-hoc developers • One way • Software development lifecycle support • Version control • Testing and debugging • Integration • Vendor lock-in Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/03/11/optimizing-low-code-tools-for-enterprise-application-development/
10. Make low-code work • For citizen and ad-hoc developers • One way • Software development lifecycle support • Version control • Testing and debugging • Integration • Vendor lock-in • Democratizing development • Graphical and textual parity • Developer zone • Single codebase • Inbuilt or standard tooling • Ecosystem, extensibility • Open standards
11. What developers are actually building.
12. Lift and shift Source:Clod Strategy - Gregor Hohpe
13. New Paradigm
14. Reduce complexity and increase productivity.
15. Platform “A platform is a support structure that increases the effectiveness of a community.” - Dave Grey
16. A platform to cross the low-code and pro-code chasm.
17. Digital supply chain
18. Does this resonate with you?
19. Contribution http://ballerina.io ‘Cloud-native Programming Language’ https://wso2.com/choreo ‘Low-code Cloud-native Engineering for Professional Developers’ @asankama https://www.linkedin.com/in/asankaabeysinghe/ https://blog.architect2architect.com https://wso2.com #connect