Substack: No-Code Platform?

Publishing platforms like Wordpress and Substack were never hyped as no-code tools. But should they be?

As you read this post, know that a lot of code is running and being deployed to suit my requirements. I don’t have to think about that code, and I can even embed a poll widget or a paywall by simply clicking. This adds more background code to my solution, but I needn’t spend a moment of effort thinking about it.

This is the promise of no-code apps. We ca…