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Low-Code for Citizen Developers

You don’t need a computer science degree to build software anymore. Learn to design, build and connect real apps with the tools companies use today.

// the question

What can we build, fast, without writing code?

Only after you know the people, the decision and the problem.

Why it matters to a business: how companies set digital priorities, grow revenue with better apps, and fix slow back-office work.
Cloud and SaaS: costs, benefits, risks, and choosing the right vendor.
Putting tools together: from “no software” to “clicks, not code,” connecting the best tools into one system, and the basics of identity, security and data models.
Agile sprints: plan the work, work the plan, and grow your app over several hands-on builds.

Several working apps across agile sprints, plus a map of internship, full-time and entrepreneurial paths.

Nintex and CU Boulder launched an application development program for student innovation. Read the press release (opens in a new tab) and customer story (opens in a new tab)

Not technical? Two short clips answer it.

// proof

GoodWatt took first place in 2024 with a device and app that finds and cuts phantom energy use at home.

Students rate Matt’s courses 4.56 out of 5 on CU’s surveys (Leeds benchmark: 4.34).