[IT Perspective] In my personal experience, these tools also overreach. Most people I've met in IT (15 years) want to go into Engineering, or at the very least, something MORE technical and code-related.
They are hungry and willing, but often overlooked. I have seen many climb out and teach themselves code, build tools for IT and revolutionize the way teams and orgs work. It's a marvel to see someone with drive do what they desire.
Fast forward to today. I see IT forcing all members to use a low-code tool. The passion drains from their eyes. I can see the fear of the mounting weight of becoming unemployable. They've shared with me their experiences. The directions they want to go have nothing to do with Low-Code, and the roles and orgs their interviewing with aren't interested in people who build with them. The question "what have you been working on?" is like a death knell. I'm pretty sure a lot of them don't see a future beyond helpdesk because of these tools.
My point is, think carefully about who is using this product. You can kill careers with this stuff. I think it's great for business teams who want to "do x in x app when y happens in y app."
They are hungry and willing, but often overlooked. I have seen many climb out and teach themselves code, build tools for IT and revolutionize the way teams and orgs work. It's a marvel to see someone with drive do what they desire.
Fast forward to today. I see IT forcing all members to use a low-code tool. The passion drains from their eyes. I can see the fear of the mounting weight of becoming unemployable. They've shared with me their experiences. The directions they want to go have nothing to do with Low-Code, and the roles and orgs their interviewing with aren't interested in people who build with them. The question "what have you been working on?" is like a death knell. I'm pretty sure a lot of them don't see a future beyond helpdesk because of these tools.
My point is, think carefully about who is using this product. You can kill careers with this stuff. I think it's great for business teams who want to "do x in x app when y happens in y app."