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Challenges and opportunities of low-code platforms for software development
The current energy and climate crisis emphasize the energy-efficiency knowledge gap as a
pressing problem. This is addressed in the report and the mobile application called EnMo, which
was developed as part of this field lab. Topics regarding gamification, big data analytics, and
low-code development were investigated. The findings provide the foundation for developing
the app and its mission as a solution to the problem. EnMo incentivizes users to reduce their
household energy consumption, by collecting user information and providing educational and
gamified content. Thus, EnMo enables consumers to change their behavior and reduce their
energy-efficiency knowledge gap.
This exposition discusses the challenges and opportunity of low-code platforms for software
development specifically. While speedy development, low maintenance and cost as well as low
transparency and customization were filtered out as advantages of low-code, potential vendor
lock-ins, black box issues and the fear of replacing software developers might present pitfalls
of the technology