<s>
No-code	B-Architecture
development	I-Architecture
platforms	I-Architecture
(	O
NCDPs	O
)	O
allow	O
programmers	B-Application
and	O
non-programmers	O
to	O
create	O
application	B-Application
software	I-Application
through	O
graphical	O
user	O
interfaces	O
and	O
configuration	O
instead	O
of	O
traditional	O
computer	B-General_Concept
programming	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
No-code	B-Architecture
development	I-Architecture
platforms	I-Architecture
are	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
low-code	B-Architecture
development	I-Architecture
platforms	I-Architecture
as	O
both	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
expedite	O
the	O
application	O
development	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
low-code	B-Architecture
,	O
no-code	B-Architecture
development	I-Architecture
platforms	I-Architecture
require	O
no	O
code	O
writing	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
generally	O
offering	O
prebuilt	O
templates	O
that	O
businesses	O
can	O
build	O
apps	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
platforms	O
have	O
both	O
increased	O
in	O
popularity	O
as	O
companies	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
parallel	O
trends	O
of	O
an	O
increasingly	O
mobile	O
workforce	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
supply	O
of	O
competent	O
software	B-Application
developers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
No-code	B-Architecture
development	I-Architecture
platforms	I-Architecture
are	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
languages	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCDPs	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
companies	O
that	O
are	O
seeking	O
to	O
digitize	O
processes	O
through	O
cloud-based	O
mobile	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
No-code	B-Architecture
tools	O
are	O
often	O
designed	O
with	O
line	O
of	O
business	O
users	O
in	O
mind	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
traditional	O
IT	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
shift	O
in	O
focus	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
help	O
accelerate	O
the	O
development	O
cycle	O
by	O
bypassing	O
traditional	O
IT	B-General_Concept
development	O
constraints	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
money	O
,	O
and	O
scarce	O
software	O
development	O
human	O
capital	O
resources	O
to	O
allow	O
teams	O
to	O
align	O
their	O
business	O
strategy	O
with	O
a	O
rapid	O
development	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCDPs	O
also	O
often	O
leverage	O
enterprise-scale	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
and	O
web	O
service	O
catalogs	O
,	O
open	O
data	O
sets	O
,	O
and	O
tested	O
and	O
proven	O
template	O
galleries	O
,	O
to	O
help	O
integrate	O
existing	O
business	O
systems	O
while	O
adding	O
a	O
practical	O
layer	O
of	O
user	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
transition	O
from	O
traditional	O
enterprise	B-Application
software	I-Application
to	O
a	O
lean	O
development	O
methodology	O
is	O
also	O
changing	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
traditional	O
IT	B-General_Concept
leaders	O
and	O
departments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
IT	B-General_Concept
once	O
provided	O
not	O
only	O
approval	O
of	O
new	O
technology	O
but	O
procurement	O
and	O
development	O
of	O
new	O
tools	O
,	O
IT	B-General_Concept
's	O
role	O
is	O
now	O
increasingly	O
one	O
of	O
governance	O
over	O
line	O
of	O
business	O
who	O
develop	O
niche	O
tools	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
stream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	O
-	O
By	O
2018	O
,	O
it	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
estimated	O
that	O
over	O
half	O
of	O
all	O
B2E	O
(	O
business-to-employee	O
)	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
would	O
be	O
created	O
by	O
enterprise	O
business	O
analysts	O
using	O
codeless	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automation	O
-	O
The	O
common	O
worker	O
is	O
becoming	O
busier	O
and	O
working	O
longer	O
hours	O
on	O
average	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
proliferation	O
of	O
low	B-Architecture
code	I-Architecture
software	O
tools	O
and	O
more	O
access	O
to	O
business	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
clear	O
opportunity	O
for	O
workers	O
to	O
automate	O
their	O
current	O
tasks	O
using	O
these	O
new	O
no-code	B-Architecture
development	I-Architecture
platforms	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
No-code	B-Architecture
solutions	O
allow	O
platforms	O
to	O
hide	O
what	O
happens	O
behind	O
the	O
scenes	O
from	O
users	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
change	O
or	O
modify	O
a	O
field	O
while	O
mitigating	O
certain	O
errors	O
which	O
could	O
compromise	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secure	O
API	B-General_Concept
endpoints	O
.	O
</s>
