The Comprehensive Guide to Low-Code/No-Code: Navigating Modern Software Development
Description
The Comprehensive Guide to Low-Code/No-Code is the essential resource for understanding, implementing, and scaling LC/NC platforms in modern software development. The book is structured in five parts, taking readers from the basics and evolution of LC/NC, through core principles and practices, to integrating emerging technologies (AI, IoT, Blockchain, Cloud), and finally to strategic, economic, and governance insights for enterprise and global adoption.
Salient Features:
- End-to-End Coverage: From history and fundamentals to advanced integration with AI, IoT, Blockchain, and Cloud.
- Hands-On Learning: Visual development, workflow automation, data integration, security, testing, and debugging—all with practical examples and caselets.
- Industry Case Studies: Real-world implementations in healthcare, finance, retail, manufacturing, government, and emerging markets.
- Strategic Focus: Governance, security, compliance, scaling for enterprise, and economic impact.
- Future-Ready: Explores trends like Generative AI, hyperautomation, multi-experience platforms, and sustainability.
- Pedagogical Tools: Learning outcomes, summaries, MCQs, review and descriptive questions, critical thinking exercises, and instructor resources.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Unlocking the World of Low-Code/No-Code
Chapter 2: The Evolution of Low-Code/No-Code Platforms: From Inception to Innovation
Chapter 3: Benefits and Challenges
Chapter 4: Current Landscape and Future Trends
Section 2: Fundamentals of Low-Code/No-Code
Chapter 5: Understanding Low-Code/No-Code Platforms
Chapter 6: Building with Blocks: Essential Components and Features
Chapter 7: Choosing the Right Path: Comparative Analysis of Low-Code/No-Code and Traditional Development
Chapter 8: Foundational Steps: Establishing Scope, Goals, and Success Criteria in Low-Code/No-Code Projects
Section 3: Core Principles & Practices
Chapter 9: Design Thinking and User-Centric Design
Chapter 10: Optimising User Experience (UX)
Chapter 11: Workflow Automation
Chapter 12: Data Integration and Management
Chapter 13: Security and Compliance
Chapter 14: Testing and Debugging in Low-Code/No-Code
Chapter 15: Caselet: Design and Prototyping
Chapter 16: Caselet: Development and Testing
Section 4: Integrating Emerging Technologies
Chapter 17: Empowering Innovation with Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning in LC/NC Platforms
Chapter 18: Internet of Things (IoT) Innovations with Low-Code/No-Code
Chapter 19: Blockchain Solutions
Chapter 20: Cloud Computing and Low-Code/No-Code
Chapter 21: Caselet: AI and ML Integration
Chapter 22: Caselet: IoT Applications
Chapter 23: Caselet: Blockchain Solutions
Chapter 24: Caselet: Cloud Deployment
Section 5: Strategic Insights & Economics
Chapter 25: Low-Code/No-Code in Practice: Driving Digital Excellence
Chapter 26: Governance, Security, and Maintenance
Chapter 27: Future Trends and Innovations
Chapter 28: Scaling Low-Code/No-Code for Enterprise-Level Applications
Chapter 29: Low-Code/No-Code in Emerging Markets and Economies
Chapter 30: Conclusion