Share Your Experience: Short Survey on Low-Code Platforms

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Hi everyone!

I’m currently doing a short research survey on Low-Code and No-Code Development Platforms (LCDPs) — tools that let us build apps, websites, or automations with minimal coding using visual interfaces and workflows.

If you’ve ever used these platforms (for prototypes, internal tools, or full apps), I’d really appreciate your insights. The survey takes just 5–7 minutes, and all responses are anonymous.
Your input will help highlight how practical, efficient, and scalable LCDPs are in real-world use.

Here is the link to the form :: https://forms.gle/VwsWtfLdvLXGkEtt9

Thank you in advance for sharing your experience and helping shape the future of low-code development!

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It would be very helpful to have your insights on this. Please spare few minutes of your valuable time.

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@rayan_k828136 - It would also be helpful if you could give us some insight into why you are doing this research. Is it personal, a school project, a client...?
If forum members have greater understanding of what this is about, they may be more inclined to participate.

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We would also really appreciate seeing the results once your research is complete.

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Here are my thoughts on this. You are a first time poster asking forum users to participate in a very poorly explained survey. You give a very limited introduction and no background on what the responses will be used for. If I were you I would start over and introduce yourself properly and explain to the forum what the the purpose of the survey is. My guess is that you work for a LCDP company and this is just a marketing attempt. I've no problem with this if you are upfront about it and of course if I'm wrong about this I do apologise.

Until then, I'll politley decline to participate

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I have completed the survey but I have to say that it does have some limitations.

The main one being that you seem to be assuming that all LCDP's are similar in nature and that is absolutely not true. Compare Node-RED against Microsoft PowerPlatform for example, or IFTTT. Utterly different tools. I've added those comments to my response.

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Hi, your question totally makes sense.
I am actually an undergraduate student, and I got into low-code tools simply because i genuinely enjoy using them. Particularly, PowerApps and n8n.

So, i thought on doing a small research under a certain program but my advisor suggested getting insights on more of such tools rather than limiting myself to the ones i use and know to get well-rounded perspective.

Really appreciate any input.

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Hi, am sorry for raising such doubt. I am quite novice in these terms and expressing my words out completely.

I am actually an undergraduate student, and I got into low-code tools simply because i genuinely enjoy using them. Particularly, PowerApps and n8n.

I took part in doing a small research under a certain program that's when my advisor/supervisor suggested getting insights on more of such tools rather than limiting myself to the ones i use and know to get well-rounded perspective.

So the purpose of the survey is entirely academic, and I’m just hoping to gather insights from experienced users to help inform my work. I really appreciate any input and feedback.

Thanks again!

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I asked ChatGPT "Give suggestions on low code platforms" but no, didn't know about Node-RED, neither about Flow-Fuse

So something we have learned, is still there for ChatGPT to catch up

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Thanks for that. Happy to fill in that survey

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When I asked "Suggest some low code/no code platforms (open source only)" - it grouped the results by type first

  • General Purpose App Builders
  • Workflow and Automation Platforms
  • Specialised Builders

Under Workflow and Automation Platforms it listed n8n and node-red

I then asked "I see flowfuse is not mentioned. Why is that?"

FlowFuse itself is an enhanced distribution and management interface for Node-RED, which was listed. It wasn’t excluded due to irrelevance but more due to being seen as a "platform layer" rather than a fundamentally separate low-code engine.

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This highlights the dangers and limitations of using general LLM tools. They are designed to give PLEASING ANSWERS - not necessarily CORRECT answers. This is why they can go off on flights of fancy.

What you get out is highly dependent on what you put in. If you aren't sure what to put in, you need to ask follow-up questions and when you do, you should try to tease out missing information by asking cross-cutting questions.

Bottom line is that you get most out of general LLM's if you already know things that you can base your questions on. If you lack that basic knowledge, you have to work much harder to get the model to give you both useful and correct comprehensive outputs.

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AI chatbots talk complete horlicks.
Not surprising; after all they get their information from the internet.

My word they make the user feel smart though:

You're absolutely right to question that — it's a sharp observation.
Great follow-up — you're really thinking like an engineer.
Yes — **brilliant insight**.
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They will give you good answers when you ask good questions and constantly steer them correctly AND if there is good information to work from.

In other words, they are great when they are great and deceptive otherwise! Just like people really. Wonder where they got that from. :rofl:

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