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Learn how to build a web app with JS in fast as a weekend

You just came up with an idea for a sweet software side project that you want to launch on the web. You feel up to the task of learning how to build it, but there's just one problem - you don't know how to build it... yet.

If you can code-along with a tutorial, but you get “blank page” syndrome when you try to start one on your own, or you really want to start on your own idea, but have no idea where to start – this is for you.

I've collected all the notes & resources from my personal software development process, and put them into this book to help you build a web app from an idea in your head to a product in front of users saying "Whoah, you made this?!".

  • I’ll show you the fastest ways to prototype and build your idea even if you’re not a designer
  • How to build and choose your tech stack so you can stop wasting time comparison shopping dev tools
  • How to launch and operate your product in the cloud for the first time

Want to check it out? Get a free chapter from my upcoming book Whip It Up In a Weekend, and join the waitlist to get notified when the book is released!

Packed with tips, case studies, and real practical examples of web-based projects

Maybe you tried learning some javascript, but you got bored and quit. Its not that you don't know it, its just that you don't see how the information applies.

I know that feeling. I spent a semester on theoretical exercises with C, but everything was so mind-numbing - I didn't understand how it was relevant.

It wasn't until 3 years after my first programming class with C++ that it finally clicked for me how you build apps.

It was my senior year of college, and I knew I needed to prepare for job hunting after graduation. So I joined a hackathon sponsored by NYC to promote their Open Data initiative when I decided - "F** it. Its now or never".

I spent 50+ hours on this project, and it just got a few views, but it felt awesome to have something to submit. I felt like a real developer once I published the app on the App Store.

That led to me getting my first freelance gig making an app and a web portal for a nutritionist, and then for a speech pathologist, which eventually led to me getting my first job as a dev!

But it doesn't have to be that slow and dramatic for you. There's a way to focus your learning only on the bits that you need at the time that you need them.

Take a look at the Table of Contents below....

Chapter 1 - Prototyping and planning your project

  • Defining your idea
  • Going from low-fidelity to high-fidelity prototypes
  • Planning your development work

Chapter 2 - Creating a walking skeleton

  • Working with javascript or python
  • How to make your app look nice even if you can’t design
  • Make it work with mock data

Chapter 3 - Hosting your application

  • Using modern tools to help you go from 0 - 60 on your projects
  • What goes in a pipeline?

Chapter 4 - Authentication & Authorization

  • What does it mean for a user to “sign in”
  • Letting users sign in with social media logins
  • Creating admin vs non-admin powers

Chapter 5 - Storing data

  • Breaking down your data
  • How to choose what type of database you need
  • Creating & managing an API for your database

Chapter 6 - How do you know if it works

  • Getting metrics on your front-end and back-end performance
  • Is your product working vs is the code working?

Chapter 7 - Securing your data and your software

  • Do’s and Don’ts when it comes to user data
  • Protecting yours users privacy
  • Leveraging cloud & open-source tooling to audit your applications so you know what to look for

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