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Low-code Performance Evaluation and its Impact on Software Development
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS).
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS).
2024 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Low-code prestandautvärdering och dess påverkan på mjukvaruutveckling (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

Low-code is a modern approach to software development and has grown rapidly in recent years. By hiding complexity behind layers of abstraction, it allows inexperienced developers to create complex applications in a shorter amount of time. This thesis sets out to evaluate the current state of low-code as well as a few of the available low-code development platforms and how well their finished applications perform. A simple order management system was implemented in three low-code development platforms, Mendix, OutSystems, and Airtable, in order to gain experience in all of them. The platforms were then evaluated with respect to user experience and performance. The created applications load time and memory usage were measured in three different tests. It was found that there are plenty of low-code platforms that exist for different purposes, and that they all have their own learning curve depending on how flexible they aim to be. The performance of their respectively created applications is also similar to each other, with the only major differences being by design.

Abstract [sv]

Low-code är en modern metod för mjukvaruutveckling och har vuxit snabbt under de senaste åren. Genom att dölja komplexitet bakom lager av abstraktion, kan oerfarna utvecklare producera komplexa applikationer på kort tid. Detta examensarbetet utvärderar den aktuella statusen för low-code, samt några av de tillgängliga low-code plattformarna och hur deras skapade applikationer presterar. Ett enkelt orderhanteringssystem implementerades på tre stycken low-code plattformar, Mendix, OutSystems och Airtable för att få olika erfarenheter. Plattformarna utvärderades sedan med avseende på användarupplevelse och prestanda. De skapade applikationernas laddningstid och minnesanvändning mättes i tre olika tester och utvärderades. Det visade sig att det finns flertalet low-code plattformar för olika ändamål. Plattformarna har olika inlärningskurva beroende på hur flexibla de är. Prestandan som uppmättes på vardera plattform när applikationen hade utvecklats visade sig vara väldigt likt sinsemellan. Den största skillnaden plattformarna emellan visade sig vara designvalen.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 36
Series
TRITA-EECS-EX ; 2024:14
Keywords [en]
Low-code, Low-code development platform, Software development, Platform as a service, Citizen developer
Keywords [sv]
Low-code, Low-code development platform, Mjukvaruutveckling, Platform as a service, Citizen developer
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Computer and Information Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-345165OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-345165DiVA, id: diva2:1849627
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Available from: 2024-04-10 Created: 2024-04-08 Last updated: 2024-04-10Bibliographically approved

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