Bridging Decades of Technological Progress — from a Gold Medal to Low-Code Innovation
(In this article readers should expect a cultural perspective rather than technical)
Lisbon was buzzing yesterday (November 19th) with energy and innovation from low-code professionals gathering in Pavilhão Carlos Lopes [1] for the OutSystems Developers Days [2]. This event was dedicated to professionals and was filled with technical topics — from Platform tools as AI Mentor, to technology advancements on cloud-native application development [4].
The location of this event served as reminder of the cultural history and the endurance of lessons of 1984, when Carlos Lopes made history by giving to Portugal the first Olympic gold medal in the marathon at the Summer Olympic Games [3]. Such record-breaking performance was about precision, grit, and strategy — showing ability for a long running with planning, endurance, and great execution. A marathon that is not just about speed, but also on timing, efficiency, and right tools to prepare. 🚀
Fast forward to 2024, the lessons of that marathon deeply resonate at our event venue during the OutSystems Developers Days in Lisbon. This event, centered in low-code technology, made me draw a parallel between preserverance and innovation, of that legendary race, and transformative tools shaping faster the future of software development.
Low-code platforms as OutSystems, have equiped today’s developers with years of expertise preparation from software professionals. These tools provide strategic tools for developers and organizations to enhance capabilities, for achieving more with less, reaching ahead of what before could would be seem as impossible in short timeframes!⚡
These new tools are redefining the pace of innovation, enabling teams to go from ideation to execution faster than ever before. Just like the gold medal of Carlos Lopes has inspired a generation to believe in new possibilities, modern low-code tools also inspire developers to rethink achievable goals — the barriers to build enterprise software solutions are lower giving way to technology purposes— where velocity meets vision.💡
There are big lessons — the increased ability to gain speed with faster iterations and shorter feedback loops augment applications. However the catch is — we can only provide meaningfull applications with business value having insights (information), experience (experimentation), and improvements (innovation) — in a way similar to a marathon runner we need to calculate every step based on a shifting terrain and all the small decisions we take will matter to reach the end goal.
Looking into the future we should question not only about how fast we can build, but also how smartly we can adapt to challenges ahead. Just like Carlos Lopes that didn’t run fast to reach an end but instead runned strategically to win that marathon that gave the golden medal — the future of technology is for those who can combine speed and smart insights.
This event has inspired me to reflect on how far we’ve come and how much further we can go with the right tools and mindset. I was thrilled to be part of it — meeting many individuals and having great conversations about the future of OutSystems technology. If you’re as intrigued by this parallel as I am, or want to explore how low-code brings innovation, let’s connect and talk about smarter and faster wins.🏅
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