> With no-code tools you often reach a hard limit where the tool simply does not make sense to use anymore.

No-code is the same trend that has abstracted out all the generic stuff into infrastructure layers, letting the developers to focus on Lambda functions, while everything in the lower levels is config-driven. This was happening all the time, pushing the developer to easier higher layers and absorbing all complexity and algorithmic work into config-driven layers.

Runtime cost of a Lambda function might far exceed that of a fully hand-coded application hosted on your local server. But there could be other factors to consider.

Same with AI. You get a jump-start with full speed, and then you can take the wheel.