The democratisation effect is something I’ve been thinking about myself, as hiring developers or learning to code doesn’t come cheap.
It’s not really “democratizing” anything, since anything made that isn’t like a simple calendar or forum will come with more bugs than working features. Low and no-code development options have been available for ages, so “doesn’t know how to code” was never an actual barrier to making software. Not only that, learning to code could be done effectively for free for well over 15 years now, online resources have only gotten better. It was never about the (lack of) money, it was always about time needed. “I don’t want to/can’t learn this, yet I want the thing done” - that’s why we pay professionals.
However, if it allows non-profits to build ideas that can make our world a better place, then that is a good thing.
At best, they’ll get semi-working prototypes. At worst, they’ll try to sell said prototypes as end products. Besides, anything that is “a disposable utility, designed for the immediate “now” rather than the distant “later.”” is extremely unlikely to make the world a better place.
It’s not really “democratizing” anything, since anything made that isn’t like a simple calendar or forum will come with more bugs than working features. Low and no-code development options have been available for ages, so “doesn’t know how to code” was never an actual barrier to making software. Not only that, learning to code could be done effectively for free for well over 15 years now, online resources have only gotten better. It was never about the (lack of) money, it was always about time needed. “I don’t want to/can’t learn this, yet I want the thing done” - that’s why we pay professionals.
At best, they’ll get semi-working prototypes. At worst, they’ll try to sell said prototypes as end products. Besides, anything that is “a disposable utility, designed for the immediate “now” rather than the distant “later.”” is extremely unlikely to make the world a better place.