Critical questions for nocode projects 
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       First of all: I’m a big proponent of no-code. But enjoy it in moderation. I’m even building one myself. 
       
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       I only have four strong questions, loosely held: 
       
       
       1. Version control? 
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       Is the development under version control? This is important for answering auditing questions: what was the business process or policy for y at moment x ? 
       
       
       2. Auditing? 
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       Can the application itself do auditing for user data? Does it track history? 
       
       
       3. 80-20 rule? 
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       I estimate that you can build 80% of the functionality 5-10x faster than with regular development. What about the remaining 20%? Are there any extensibility points for low-code or high-code? 
       
       
       4. Pricing? 
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       Per user per month? What is a user? A registered user? Someone actively using it? 
       
       
       Update: these questions also apply to LLM-generated code or Vibe Coding! 
       
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