I work as a full time linguist since 2003 . Due to pandemic, I taught myself app development from scratch and found new adrenaline rush in this embarkment. With free internet resources, I developed a fully functional game app and published to Google play store. I hope to share the codes and development tutorial to anyone who wishes venture into app development.
Programming languages is vastly different from human language. It works in the opposite direction as compared to linguist, where it models after how computers operates as oppose to human brains. The commonalities are information structure and syntax.
Is it too late to learn to build app?
It is never too late to learn. What’s keeping us from learning is lack of determination and drive. A good approach is focus on designing app to solving a particular problem. But if that app exists, focus on one that can solve the problem better and more effectively. It means you are bringing new solution to the market, which is absolutely great.
How do I start?
- Define and detail the idea with narrative and flow chart
- Will it be static, or will it have new content added on a regular basis?
- What features will be used? (e.g. camera, GPS, etc)
- Will it link to Twitter, Facebook and other social media assets?
- Does it require 3D animations or connect to database?
- Identify the Monetization Strategy
Begin coding
Begin your journey by studying the programming fundamentals:
- Variables
- Data structures
- Control structures
- Syntax
- Tools
Visit academy site to learn the steps in building and publishing app to Google play store. Stack Overflow is another great community resource for question and answer.
Great article thanks a lot!