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I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programming knowledge. What should i do?

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Re: I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programming knowledge. What should i do?

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Post by thehigherlife »

aston wrote: post #2

Well, you should find someone to execute on it. A good first step would be posting it somewhere where hackers are known to roam so that you can get feedback and find potential partners. Like here, for example.

It's hard, because you don't want to just let you plan out there in the open and have someone take it right out from under you.

Re: I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programming knowledge. What should i do?

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Post by kyro »

If you're not planning on paying, and want to create a team, you'd better learn how to program. I was in your same position several months ago. I tried looking for programmers, and those that I found were turned off by the fact that I had no programming knowledge/experience. So, I got fed up and decided to learn how to program. I started with Python, dabbled in some SQL, and am currently trying to refine my Django skills. Time, dedication, and documentation is all it really required. It's not that bad.

Re: I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programming knowledge. What should i do?

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Post by thehigherlife »

kyro wrote: post #4

If you're not planning on paying, and want to create a team, you'd better learn how to program. I was in your same position several months ago. I tried looking for programmers, and those that I found were turned off by the fact that I had no programming knowledge/experience. So, I got fed up and decided to learn how to program. I started with Python, dabbled in some SQL, and am currently trying to refine my Django sk…

Are there books you suggest i read, or tutorials to start with?

Re: I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programming knowledge. What should i do?

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Post by kyro »

thehigherlife wrote: post #5
kyro wrote: post #4

If you're not planning on paying, and want to create a team, you'd better learn how to program. I was in your same position several months ago. I tried looking for programmers, and those that I found were turned off by the fact that I had no programming knowledge/experience. So, I got fed up and decided to learn how to program. I started with Python, dabbled in some SQL, and am currently trying to refine my Django sk…

Are there books you suggest i read, or tutorials to start with?

Yeah.

For Python: http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/

http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/

http://www.diveintopython.org/

I also read the O'Reilly book on Python - 'Programming Python'

There's Python.org for all docs, of course.

For Django - http://www.djangoproject.com - they have a cool tutorial on the front page, and http://www.djangobook.com, then move to the documentation from djangoproject.

Re: I have a great idea for a webapp, but hardly any programming knowledge. What should i do?

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Post by queensnake »

thehigherlife wrote: post #3
aston wrote: post #2

Well, you should find someone to execute on it. A good first step would be posting it somewhere where hackers are known to roam so that you can get feedback and find potential partners. Like here, for example.

It's hard, because you don't want to just let you plan out there in the open and have someone take it right out from under you.

Indeed. Google for 'Non-disclosure Agreements'. But, probably you're better off learning to code, even if you do get a partner. And I agree that Python is a good language to start with.
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