How hard is to make a simple app this days?

[cavamedios]

Someone here will probably throw me out of a window but I'll still ask.
I have a simple idea for an app. An app that I only want to show to a few friends.
Something similar to periscope but for my friends. Nothing fancy.

I don't know how to program. I know python but I don't know the first thing about starting an app.

I have two ideas:

1: Today there are many tools. Before, web pages were made with html and now wordpress does all the hard work.

Is there something like that for apps? A software that lets you work with 'templates' and modify them?

2: I read something from no-code app creation. Is that a thing?

Thanks for the help BHW

 

[Razentyler]

Bubble is one of the biggest no code app builder and there are tons of them like this,Just one google search will give you 100s of options.

 

[cavamedios]

Yeah thats my problem right there. Too many options I don't know witch one is the best suited for what I'm looking for.
I guess I will be learning some new stuff on youtube this days. I start with Bubble.
Any other suggestions for nocode app builders?

 

[Gogol]

No - code, not sure; but if you are familiar with js; react native + expo cli can be very quick, plus awesome. Try it out may be.

 

[cavamedios]

Thanks for the input. Can you help me out with a sentence I can look on youtube to start with this topic?

 

[shevkorn]

hire to someone else if you don't have the enough skills for this, otherwise your app will be similar to another ones in the market.

 

[Walterwhit]

code generated apps can not match hand coded apps - not yet. But maybe in near future

 

[cavamedios]

I'm not looking to sell this app. It's just for fun and to develop an idea, so I don't want to invest anything on it.
An if I can learn something in the process, thats great.

 

[Fendorian]

I feel like coding in next couple year in future will be basically mandatory for everyone, I don't know why people think that coding is such a problem afterall. Just start small, keep practicing, have fun and eventually you will get into the point that you can make some basic apps pretty easily, no stress, no deadlines. Just have some fun

 

[Chris Newman]

I know an app developer who uses BuildFire : With BuildFire's click and edit interface and powerful suite of built-in features, you can create powerful apps — no coding required.

 

[cavamedios]

I feel like coding in next couple year in future will be basically mandatory for everyone, I don't know why people think that coding is such a problem afterall. Just start small, keep practicing, have fun and eventually you will get into the point that you can make some basic apps pretty easily, no stress, no deadlines. Just have some fun

I agree, and the approach you talk about is the exact way I want to go with it. Where is a good place to start?
There's a lot of languages and I only know python barely. I don't want to learn something that it's going to die out in the next year.
What you recommend me start with?

I know an app developer who uses BuildFire : With BuildFire's click and edit interface and powerful suite of built-in features, you can create powerful apps — no coding required.

Looks interesting

 

[Gogol]

Thanks for the input. Can you help me out with a sentence I can look on youtube to start with this topic?

This is a good place to start:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-S5a0eXPoc&t=12s

However, you must be already familiar with ReactJS before you can learn React Native (I did the opposite though lol). If you guys need the full course, please open a download request thread; and tag me there. Having to download the videos from each section is a pita, so let's see how many want it.

 

[cavamedios]

I will, how can I tag someone in a post though? xD

 

[rafark]

I feel like coding in next couple year in future will be basically mandatory for everyone.

I disagree. There’s a reason GUIs replaced CLIs for the most part. In other words, graphical user interfaces were invented so people don’t have to use code when interacting with a computer.

Everybody gets sick but that doesn’t mean we all need to be doctors, or engineers, or lawyers, etc.

 

[rafark]

What’s so funny?

 

[Fendorian]

I disagree. There’s a reason GUIs replaced CLIs for the most part. In other words, graphical user interfaces were invented so people don’t have to use code when interacting with a computer.

Everybody gets sick but that doesn’t mean we all need to be doctors, or engineers, or lawyers, etc.

Kinda agree with you statement, but think about this, idk about your country, but here in Serbia we are basically forced to learn programming from young age, which means that they are preparing us for IT world slowly, right now if some laywer for example wants private site for his agency, he can make it through wix, wordpress or pay a bunch of money for custom based web site from some web dev. In soon future (5+ years) they are forcing that everyone will be able to read and understand a basics of programming. Of course there are always going to be people who are pro at it and make a decent amount of cash which is directly. Imagine why would he pay some serious cash when you can make it by your own from knowledge from school or some short course?

 

[Fendorian]

I agree, and the approach you talk about is the exact way I want to go with it. Where is a good place to start?
There's a lot of languages and I only know python barely. I don't want to learn something that it's going to die out in the next year.
What you recommend me start with?




Looks interesting

So you have free udemy courses by some sites you can google it up. Go with html/css, that is going to be easy and will motivate you to learn. After that basic Vanilla JS and at the end pick up PHP(Laravel), Express(I recommend it because it's new and JS friendly) or Java, Phython.
2 hours every day, give urself some funny random tasks and you will be able to make apps for ease I promise you that one.

 

[cavamedios]

So you have free udemy courses by some sites you can google it up. Go with html/css, that is going to be easy and will motivate you to learn. After that basic Vanilla JS and at the end pick up PHP(Laravel), Express(I recommend it because it's new and JS friendly) or Java, Phython.
2 hours every day, give urself some funny random tasks and you will be able to make apps for ease I promise you that one.

Thanks for the tips man. I will look on to this. I've always want to learn but I never know where to start.

 

[Fendorian]

Thanks for the tips man. I will look on to this. I've always want to learn but I never know where to start.

Also create journey on this forum, and try to be persitant. People need tracking to be successfull and see results, good luck!

 

[Mactronn]

Define "simple app"...