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Why no-code tools won’t work for you?

Piotr Kolawa
6 min readOct 1, 2023

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We live in revolutionary times. Whether we want it or not, every day we are eyewitnesses to some changes or breakthroughs in medicine, technology, or social life.
When it comes to innovations in the world of IT (since smartphones are not suprising us anymore) software began to attract more public attention. One of the novelties of this world (alongside artificial intelligence) are tools for creating fully-fledged digital solutions without single line of code. They are called no-code tools. But do they really no skills at all?

Do I need to know how to code?

To navigate in an increasingly digital world, you don’t need programming knowledge. Other programmers create code and make products ready for use by end users. It’s a bit like this lasagna you bought in a nearby store. When using a product without delving into the intricacies of its creation process, we fully rely on the honesty and goodwill of its creators.

So how does all this relate to creating IT solutions without programming skills? Let’s take a look at lasagna and how it can be prepared before it reaches our stomach. There are 3 ways to achieve it:

  1. Buy a ready-made product in a store: you can commission someone else to prepare what you want to eat. Whether it’s a five-star restaurant or industrial…

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Piotr Kolawa
Piotr Kolawa

Written by Piotr Kolawa

I’m an Engineering Manager, telling my own stories. Sometimes about IT, sometimes about my country, mostly about LinkedIn and HR.

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