The buzz word nowadays is “Low-Code”.
Although Cuba-Platform is not termed as ‘Low-Code’, It is still as productive or even more productive at the end of the day (especially for more complex projects). Just my opinion.
I have evaluated several popular low-code solutions in recent times and have learnt not to be caught up with terms.
IMHO Low-Code is more beneficial for non-techies than for techies because sometimes Low-Code is stripped of some of it’s ‘low-level’ power and a developer may find themselves spending more time filling in the ‘power-gaps’ that Low-Code comes with. So a product like Cuba-platform IMHO brings an excellent balance.
The more I use Cuba-Platform and since I got over its learning curve months ago, I find myself more productive than the Low-Code platform and RAD tools I am coming from. I have been using Cuba-Platform now for over 2yrs and am still impressed.
I’ve been using Cuba now for over 2 years on 2 actual project and a number of prototypes.
I did an initial comparison of ~10 products/framework in different technologies (even if java is my home ground) and defined a number of drivers to support decision making. (price, openness, lock-in, tooling, …)
Cuba came out on top by far. 2,5 years later I can still stand by that decision. I have worked on many projects in the past and have implemented certain functionality over and over again (tables, filtering, security, …)
I think indeed the greatest power is indeed in the balance. You can see that the developers had a good look at why other products failed delivering this and provide smart hooks.The combination of scaffolding, built-in tools and smart defaults allow me to develop at a rate much higher than anything else I ever used. Combine that with the licensing fee and I can say the investment is paid back in a matter of days/weeks.
Is it the right choice for every project? No, but that is the case with any technology. I work on a bunch of other projects as well and it would simply not match. But when it works, it works really good.
