The phrase "low code" has carried a lot of baggage over the years. For a long time it was synonymous with drag-and-drop, formula bars, and the implicit promise that you could build real applications without writing real code. That era is not over — canvas apps and model-driven apps are still excellent tools — but something has shifted, and it is worth naming clearly.
AI has changed what "low code" means.
The new definition is not about writing less code because the platform generates it for you. It is about writing less code because the platform absorbs the infrastructure. Consider what building a serious business application actually requires:
a secure, governed data layer;
a way to connect to the hundreds of external systems your organisation already uses;
