Re: Cheap
Re low code (and no code)
“ Low-code or no-code are methods of designing and developing apps using intuitive drag and drop tools that reduce or eliminate the need for traditional developers who write code.”
[ https://www.sap.com/uk/products/technology-platform/low-code/what-is-low-code-no-code.html - source chosen because of the various comments made about ERP systems and SAP specifically. ]
Wasn’t part of the sales pitch for VisiCalc, 1-2-3, Multiplan etc and more recently Access, Excel, Word macros/VBA etc. their no-code and/or low-code abilities…
Additionally, you say the entire home computer and IBM PC market was based on little or engagement with traditional IT, hence even tools like Turbo Pascal fall into the low-code category…
Whenever I’ve encountered low-code/no-code as part of an IT project, it’s quite common in workflow systems and Business-rule driven applications in general, I have tended to functionally box it and insist the relevant business team/department assign the role of business rule maintainer (whatever title you wish to give it) to member(s) of their team. So for example IT becomes responsible for platform software, user department for their processes etc.