The case for code generation
Code generation has a mixed reputation. Nonetheless, the Open Lowcode framework is based on this technology. This post explains its usage, reasons for this choice, and how the biggest drawbacks are mitigated.
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Why open-source ?
The Open Lowcode framework is the result of hundreds of days of effort. I took the decision to publish it fully in open-source (no freemium or dual licenses). Here is why.
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The beginnings
This is the start of an adventure around low-code, an old idea that deserves to be back in fashion. As an IT professionnal, I have been developping and deploying enterprise software for the last twenty years. The overwhelming feeling has been one of waste of epic proportions. First in the lifecycle is the waste of developper time, spending most of the time just assembling things, and not providing business value. At the end, poor ergonomics and performance waste our user time. And slow performance happens even if you spend lavishly in hardware, on computers that would have run a country social security system twenty years ago. I could also mention the arbitrary price of software licences and imposed upgrades on perfectly running systems. The list appears almost botomless.
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