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Are no-code sites actually better than custom coded ones?
Genuinely curious what people think about this.
No-code tools like Webflow and Framer have made it possible to launch something beautiful in days. The speed is real, the results can be stunning, and for a lot of projects that's honestly enough.
But then there's custom code. Slower to build, harder to hand off, but you own every layer of it.
Both have won projects. Both have lost projects to each other.
In my opinion they serve completely different needs and the real mistake is using one when the other was the right call.
What do you think? Is there a clear winner or does it always depend?
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