— Johan den Haan , Chief Technology Officer , Mendix

understanding of the problem they ’ re trying to solve and they can directly influence software delivery . You could say that you have what we call BizDevOps teams .

“ That is , of course , the goal , it ’ s not about technology . It ’ s about enabling the business to grow faster , to reinvent itself , to add something to the market ,” he adds , pointing out that Mendix defines itself as a ‘ digital transformation enabler .’ This may seem an unorthodox approach to application development but its proven to be a hit , gaining backing from some of the sector ’ s most disruptive technology behemoths . In August , for instance , Siemens AG put its weight behind low-code development when it

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