CHAPTER 19
How No-Code Platforms Can Bring AI to Small and Midsize Businesses
by Jonathon Reilly
Technology often follows a familiar progression. First, it’s used by a small core of scientists, then the user base expands to engineers who can navigate technical nuance and jargon until finally it’s made user-friendly enough that almost anyone can use it.
Right now, the process for building software is making that final leap. Just as the clickable icons of Windows and Mac OS replaced obscure DOS commands, new “no-code” platforms are replacing programming languages with simple drag-and-drop interfaces. The implications are huge: Where it used to require a team of engineers to build a piece of software, now users with a web browser and an idea have ...
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