The document discusses the low-code development landscape, highlighting its significance for enterprise developers and its potential for future application development. It covers key platforms, open-source contributions, and community engagement within the low-code ecosystem. The content also emphasizes Xebia's role and expertise in delivering Outsystems services amidst a transforming digital environment.

1. #WeLoveOpenSource
Open-Source Low-Code

2. Craig St. Jean
Chief Technology Architect | Xebia
OutSystems MVP, Speaker,
Pluralsight Author
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3. Agenda
• Low-Code?
What Exactly is Low-Code?
• Current Low-Code Landscape
Market Trends and Options
• Open-Source Communities
Within Enterprise Low-Code Platforms
Open-Source Finds a Way!
• Contributions to Open-Source
Good Corporate Citizens
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Low-Code?

5. Don’t confuse Low-code with No-code
It’s all about code
High-Code

6. So… What Is Low-Code Then?
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• WYSIWYG Graphical Designers
• Hybrid flow-based coding with code like expressions
• Integrations and extensions with traditional code (JavaScript, C#, Java)
• Most Low-Code platforms are for developers who understand how things work
under the hood
• Only some are targeted towards business users, or “citizen developers”
• Abstractions around traditional code to offer best practices out of the box
• Composable architecture
• Capabilities around UI, Data, Logic, Workflows, APIs
I’m a Developer Too!

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8. “It’s more fun to be competent!”
- DHH

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Current Low-Code Landscape

10. Market Trends
Low-Code is a Top 3 priority
for US CIOs in 2025 1
- Gartner
Low-Code Priority
87% of enterprise developers use
some form of low-code 2
50% use it for most of their work
- Gartner & Forester
Low-Code Usage
By 2026, 80% of all new
applications will be built using
low-code 3
- Gartner
Low-Code Adoption
1 https://tinyurl.com/3xvyw5z8
2 https://tinyurl.com/4ms9nmut
3 https://tinyurl.com/a84bfdke

11. Top 4 Enterprise Low-Code Platforms
Visual Full-Stack, General Purpose
Development
Web, Mobile, Backend
Full Lifecycle (Create, Deploy, Monitor,
Manage)
Workflow and Event Capabilities
Enterprise Grade Operations & Security
(Built-in DevSecOps)
Cloud Native & On-Premise
Full-Stack GenAI
No Vendor Lock-In
OutSystems
Visual Full-Stack, General Purpose
Development
Web, Mobile, Backend
Full Lifecycle (Create, Deploy, Monitor,
Manage)
AI-Assisted Development
Cloud Native & On-Premise
Workflow and Business Logic
Citizen Development
Custom Coding with React, Java,
Kotlin, React Native, and Swift
Mendix
Process Automation
RPA
Rapid Application Development
Web, Mobile, Backend
Governance and Compliance
AI Insights and Automation
Appian Cloud
Great UX
Appian
Citizen Development
Integrated into the Azure Ecosystem
Web, Mobile, Backend
Automated Processes
AI Builder
Responsive Design
Workflow and Business Logic
Power Apps
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Open-Source Communities
Within Enterprise Low-Code Platforms

13. Where’s My GitHub?
7,000+ Open-Source Projects
Almost Entirely BSD-3 (Minor
Exceptions)
Team Contributions
OutSystems Forge
250+ Projects for MX10
Including 222 Community Projects
900+ Projects for MX9
Many Projects are Apache V2 or
MIT (Some Proprietary Projects)
Mendix Marketplace
Paid and Free* Components
(Free* but not Open-Source)
Team Contributions
Appian AppMarket
GitHub for Power Apps is GitHub!
Download Code Feature for
Power Apps Canvas apps and
Upload to GitHub
Anywhere!
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14. Where Can I Learn More?
outsystems.com/community
Free Single Developer
Environments
ATO 2024!
OutSystems ONE
OutSystems User Groups (OSUGs)
OutSystems Developer Days
YouTube
community.mendix.com
Limited Free Edition
Mendix Meetups
YouTube
community.appian.com
Free Community Edition
Appian World
Appian Government (Oct 30th)
Appian Europe
YouTube
community.powerplatform.com
Power Apps Community Plan
Power Apps Developer Plan
Power Platform Community
Conference
Pluralsight
YouTube
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15. What Are Low-Code Communities Like?
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• We care about giving back
• We have user groups and conferences
• We try to convince our bosses to let us publish some of our
work to the greater community
• Sometimes we succeed!
We’re Just Like You!

16. How Can I Contribute?
1. Find a project to contribute to
2. Request to join the team
3. Contribute!
1. Code
2. Documentation
3. Forums
Join a Team
1. Get Coding!
2. Go to your platform’s marketplace
3. Provide information on your project
4. Submit!
Make Your Own
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17. Join a Team
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1. Find a project to contribute to
2. Request to join the team
3. Contribute!
1. Code Changes
2. Documentation
• Download the project
• Make changes
• Upload a new version
• Select Documentation tab
• Contribute!
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2.
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18. Make Your Own
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1. Get Coding!
2. Go to your platform’s marketplace
3. Provide information on your project
4. Submit!
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Contributions to Open-Source
From Enterprise Low-Code Organizations

20. Enterprises Who Give Back
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• Ionic (an OutSystems Company) – Cross
Platform UIs
• OutSystems UI – Responsive Web
Framework
• CefGlue - .NET Binding for Chromium
Embedded Framework
• Avalonia – Cross Platform C# UIs
• Core Avalonia
• WebView
• ReactView
• Monaco Editor – VS Code’s Editor
• Apache Cordova – Cross Platform
Mobile UIs
OutSystems
• Atlas UI – Responsive Web Framework
• LibSvnSharp – Continuation of SharpSvn
• JotDown – Markdown based
Presentations
• CloudFoundry – Open-Source PaaS
• PostgreSQL Service Broker
• S3 Service Broker
• Vagrant – VMs for Developers
Mendix
• CodeGen – Programmer based AI
Models
• LAVIS – Python Deep Learning
• Apache Solr – Enterprise Search
• Apache Kafka – Data Streaming
Platform
• Kubernetes – Scalable Containers
• Jenkins – Automation Server
• Terraform – Infrastructure Automations
Salesforce
Accepted Contributions to Existing Open-Source Projects
New Open-Source Project
Buffer overfl
Microsoft

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Development
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Xebia is recognized as a Leader for the second year in a row
in Everest Group’s Low-Code Application Development
Services PEAK Matrix® Assessments for OutSystems
Services.