How to build a great App as a Solo Developer — Week 1: Planning

A live step-by-step guide for creating an App to help you win any World Cup betting game. From idea to app store with all kinds of unexpected issues included!

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When I started learning about coding and app development a few years ago, I found plenty of excellent tutorials and courses. They are great resources to teach you the 1x1 and help you finish your first simple app/website/etc.

However, once you start building a serious project with the idea of launching it into the world, things get more complicated. Online courses and boot camps are like swimming schools where you earn badges. However, starting on an actual project feels like swimming out into the open sea, where a wave can hit and drown you at any time. The key is to come back up again and keep swimming/building!

I write this weekly diary as motivation and support for you who might face similar challenges in your projects. But it also serves as a pacemaker for me to get this project done and not take nasty shortcuts because no one is looking.

The project idea

So, let’s get started. I flirted with this project for years. It’s called “Tippmaschine” which translates…

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Chris Schaumloeffel | 2 Hour Builder

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