Understanding Low-Code Evolution, Adoption and Ecosystem for Software Development

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Understanding Low-Code Evolution, Adoption and Ecosystem for Software Development. / Naqvi, Syed Asad Ali; Drews, Paul.
ICSOB-C 2024, Software Business: PhD Retreat and Posters & Demos Track 2024: Companion Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Software Business (PhD Retreat, Posters & Demos Track), Utrecht, the Netherlands, November 18–20, 2024. ed. / Deekshitha; Rodrigo Santos; Dron Khanna; Edona Elshan. Aachen: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, 2025. (CEUR workshop proceedings; Vol. 3921).

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Harvard

Naqvi, SAA & Drews, P 2025, Understanding Low-Code Evolution, Adoption and Ecosystem for Software Development. in D, R Santos, D Khanna & E Elshan (eds), ICSOB-C 2024, Software Business: PhD Retreat and Posters & Demos Track 2024: Companion Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Software Business (PhD Retreat, Posters & Demos Track), Utrecht, the Netherlands, November 18–20, 2024. CEUR workshop proceedings, vol. 3921, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Aachen, 15th International Conference on Software Business - ICSOB 2024, Utrecht, Netherlands, 18.11.24. <https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3921/phd-paper5.pdf>

APA

Naqvi, S. A. A., & Drews, P. (2025). Understanding Low-Code Evolution, Adoption and Ecosystem for Software Development. In D., R. Santos, D. Khanna, & E. Elshan (Eds.), ICSOB-C 2024, Software Business: PhD Retreat and Posters & Demos Track 2024: Companion Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Software Business (PhD Retreat, Posters & Demos Track), Utrecht, the Netherlands, November 18–20, 2024 (CEUR workshop proceedings; Vol. 3921). Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen. https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3921/phd-paper5.pdf

Vancouver

Naqvi SAA, Drews P. Understanding Low-Code Evolution, Adoption and Ecosystem for Software Development. In D, Santos R, Khanna D, Elshan E, editors, ICSOB-C 2024, Software Business: PhD Retreat and Posters & Demos Track 2024: Companion Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Software Business (PhD Retreat, Posters & Demos Track), Utrecht, the Netherlands, November 18–20, 2024. Aachen: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen. 2025. (CEUR workshop proceedings).

Bibtex

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