Welcome to the Toca Platform!

This book will teach you how to build applications with Toca. Toca is a powerful low-code platform that empowers you to build applications quickly and visually, even if you're not a traditional programmer. It's designed to make development accessible to everyone, from business users to seasoned developers, by minimizing the need for complex, hand-written code.

What is Toca?

Imagine being able to create sophisticated applications without getting bogged down in syntax and intricate coding details. That's the promise of Toca. Instead of writing lines of code, you'll use a visual interface to drag and drop components, connect them with logical flows, and configure their behavior. Toca handles the underlying code generation, allowing you to focus on the what and why of your application, not the how.

Who is this book for?

This book is for anyone who wants to build applications faster and more efficiently. Whether you're a:

• Business Analyst: Quickly prototype and deploy solutions to streamline business processes.
• Citizen Developer: Create applications without needing extensive coding knowledge.
• Experienced Developer: Accelerate development cycles and focus on higher-level logic.
• Student: Learn the fundamentals of application development in a visual and intuitive way.

What will you learn?

By the end of this book, you'll be able to:

• Understand the core concepts of the Toca platform.
• Design and build user interfaces using drag-and-drop tools.
• Connect data sources and create data-driven applications.
• Implement business logic and workflows visually.
• Deploy and manage your Toca applications.
• Leverage Toca's built-in features and extensions.

How to use this book

This book is designed to be a hands-on learning experience. Each chapter will introduce new concepts and provide practical examples. We encourage you to follow along with the examples and experiment with Toca's features as you learn.

Contributing

This book is open source! If you find any errors or have suggestions for improvements, please feel free to contribute.

Let's embark on this exciting journey of building amazing applications with Toca!