Massive code learning: a programmed failure?

For years, the trend has been to make computer language a skill mastered by all. It has even been part of the curriculum taught by the French Ministry of Education since 2016, starting in primary school. But is this the right strategy? Today, only 0.3% of the world's population can code.

Massive code learning seems to be closer to an illusion than a realistic doctrine. Firstly, because not every human being is cut out to learn to code. It is indeed possible for many to learn to create software, from a conceptual point of view, but the technical barrier linked to code is sometimes insurmountable. Secondly, because academic time cannot meet the demands of companies that need more and more developers, and quickly. It is estimated that by 2024, 500 million applications will be created. How can we support this astronomical quantity with so few developers available?

This is where Nocode comes in to provide a technological answer and support the acceleration of global digitalisation. It is indeed important to give as many people as possible access to tools that facilitate the creation of applications in order to create more equality and diversity in the labour market today.  

A concrete approach in a changing world

With the emergence of the Cloud and APIs, Nocode, an approach to IT that was already well known to industry professionals and publishers in particular, is coming of age. It is now an ideal tool to meet development needs. Nocode refers to intuitive and visual development environments, in which users can simply drag and drop the various components via a graphical interface, in order to create, in a simple and rapid manner, applications that meet their needs (management software, marketplaces, customer portals, etc.).

According to Gartner, by 2024, 65% of applications developed worldwide will be developed using Nocode tools. And for good reason, this approach, in addition to meeting concrete needs, is creating a new dynamic within the professional world.

Nocode does not necessarily require engineers, it can be practised by various profiles. This accessibility favours a greater equality of opportunity; it is an opportunity to be seized by job seekers, especially those looking for retraining. Thanks to this code-free technique, entrepreneurs, freelancers and employees can quickly launch the applications needed for their projects or those of their companies, regardless of their speciality or background.

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The only watchword here is the notion of abstraction. What needs to be learned is not programmatic, but conceptual. Knowing the workings of the tool is of little use, but knowing the use, the ins and outs of the application you wish to create is essential. Because mastering the code is not enough to create a good application, in the same way that mastering Excel is not enough to design a good business plan. Business skills, combined with a conceptual vision, will enable the project to be carried out successfully. And this knowledge is available to everyone!

Nocode: the revenge of the profession on the technique

By facilitating access to the digital world, to innovation and creation, Nocode can be seen as a factor of inclusion. It breaks down technological barriers and unleashes the creativity of everyone. Projects can be launched more quickly, with a much lower initial investment than with traditional methods. Companies gain in flexibility and responsiveness, two qualities that are essential to remain competitive in today's fast-moving markets. This explains the massive adoption of Nocode by the startup ecosystem for several years now.        

Nocode is in line with the concepts of Design Thinking and MVP(Minimum Viable Product) which allow for more agility in projects. Professionals can test their ideas very quickly with sufficiently mature solutions, then improve them with practice and initial feedback. The traditional development model is the opposite of this approach, since it requires a significant investment of time, energy and budget to perfect the application, even before having been able to observe its concrete use and its reception on the market.

Lack of agility is one of the biggest frustrations faced by business teams, who sometimes see their ideas stagnate while their competitors - especially when they are 100% digitalized pure players - launch new services on the market. With Nocode, this dynamic is shaken up and the business can take its revenge on the technical side.

Often, business departments come up with new applications to meet the pressing needs of their audiences or simply to streamline their internal organisation for greater efficiency. But these same ideas are then confronted with the bottleneck of overloaded IT teams. The technical reality stifles the creativity of the teams, which cannot be agile in such circumstances.

Design Thinking and Nocode have already been adopted by many pure players. They are part of their assets to compete and take speed with traditional players who are very well established on their market. Whether they are neo-banks or platforms such as Doctolib, it is clear that their arrival is shaking up the codes. The health crisis may have slowed down certain business projects, but it has above all demonstrated the urgent need for companies to digitise in order to refocus on the added value of their businesses. Allowing the democratisation of Nocode today means offering companies the opportunity to be more innovative and, above all, enabling SMEs and large French companies to compete on equal terms with the new digital players.