Start Over Coder

Recently completed my first web app as part of a group workshop and I learned a lot! Here are the key steps and biggest takeaways from the experience. Coming Up With App Ideas Set a constraint or goal to help narrow down ideas. Pick one problem to solve, and then think about many ways to solve it. Do a lot of brainstorming--everything goes on the list!  Research each idea to determine what you need to do technically to build it. Pay special attention to APIs, data sources, and other aspects which may take a lot of work to integrate. Picking An App Idea To Build Set a deadline for when you want to complete a minimum viable product, and then pick an idea that is feasible within that time limit. Pick an idea that stretches your learning, but isn't so advanced that it will discourage you from finishing. If you know very little about the tech stack, do a bit of extra research to find out how much documentation there is and how many tutorials exist online...if you don't have resources to go to when you get stuck