OLP—A RESTful Open Low-Code Platform

Mauro A. A. da Cruz, Heitor T. L. de Paula, Bruno P. G. Caputo, Samuel B. Mafra, Pascal Lorenz and Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues
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Mauro A. A. da Cruz: National Institute of Telecommunications (Inatel), Santa Rita do Sapucaí 37540-000, MG, Brazil
Heitor T. L. de Paula: National Institute of Telecommunications (Inatel), Santa Rita do Sapucaí 37540-000, MG, Brazil
Bruno P. G. Caputo: National Institute of Telecommunications (Inatel), Santa Rita do Sapucaí 37540-000, MG, Brazil
Samuel B. Mafra: National Institute of Telecommunications (Inatel), Santa Rita do Sapucaí 37540-000, MG, Brazil
Pascal Lorenz: Network and Telecommunication Research Group, University of Haute Alsace, 34 Rue du Grillenbreit, 68008 Colmar, France
Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues: Post-Graduation Program in Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil

Future Internet, 2021, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: Low-code is an emerging concept that transforms visual representations into functional software, allowing anyone to be a developer. However, building a low-code platform from scratch can be challenging concerning the scarce available literature about the topic. In this sense, this paper proposes an Open Low-Code Platform (OLP), a low-code solution that enables regular users to create applications. Furthermore, it presents low-code’s functional and nonfunctional requirements, as well as its similarities and its differences with the no-code concept. The experience obtained while developing OLP was translated into a pipeline that details how code was transformed from the visual representations into a fully fledged application. The paper demonstrates the solution’s viability and is especially useful for building a low-code platform from scratch or improving an existing one.

Keywords: low-code; compilers; programming languages; transpiler; Open Low-Code Platform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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