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Have a startup idea but don't know how to code?

37 points by acoleman616 13y ago

wehadfun 13y ago
You need to get a technical co-founder.
0xdeadbeefbabe 13y ago
Have a startup idea but don't know how to code well?
deleted 13y ago
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Ellipsis753 13y ago
Has anyone managed to load the page yet? I've been trying on and off for ages.
- schmatz 13y ago
  It still isn't working for me an hour later.
fuqua 13y ago
The HN DDoS attack strikes again...
holyjeebis 13y ago
Throw enough shit at the wall and some of it will stick. At least there will be no shortage of easy work for security analysts if people keep encouraging morons to think they should be developing web applications.
otikik 13y ago
... you'll need cash!
- pan69 13y ago
  Even if you can code you need cash. Maybe if you can't code you just need more of it..
TheBiv 13y ago
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:TqpuK7MonI4J:www.alexpcoleman.com/your-first-web-app/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:TqpuK7M... Select the text-only version on the top right
- pavel_lishin 13y ago
  That shows me almost no content at all: http://i.imgur.com/iFEjq5h.png http://i.imgur.com/iFEjq5h.png
  - carlsednaoui 13y ago
    I think it's an email capture form.
- kephra 13y ago
  Even if I dont know the book, the site shows that the author failed when 'his first web app' got some minimal traffic, of 1200 visitors (estimated by 12 points) in one hour.
mgl 13y ago
If you don't have programming skills and just want to validate your idea it might be wise to hire a reliable software house to build MVP for you. Once you gain traction you can start building your own team or reworking the MVP on your own. <shameless plug>This is how we work with founders from the UK and US at codedose.com</shameless plug>
carlsednaoui 13y ago
... you can learn to code! Couple options: If you need something not too intensive you could go with Treehouse (http://teamtreehouse.com/ http://teamtreehouse.com/) which has really good topic-specific videos and interactive quizzes. If you can afford the money and time then go with something more intensive such as a bootcamp - I recommend Flatiron School (http://flatironschool.com/ http://flatironschool.com/). You'll learn a whole lot in 3 months. There's also Thinkful (http://www.thinkful.com/ http://www.thinkful.com/) which has curated content, 1-1 mentorship and uses a project-based approach. Once you have the foundation (and overcome the many frustrations and roadblocks you'll face as a beginner) you'll be way on your way, with a new and valuable skill. Full disclaimer: I work at Thinkful
- logicallee 13y ago
  telling someone with an idea that they should learn to code is like telling a coder with no money that they should just get rich. I mean, sure this is possible - but this is not the way to produce a successful outcome (built idea/funded tech company) in either case!
  - carlsednaoui 13y ago
    Did you read the cached version? (the site is now back up too) As the author mentions: "Interested in learning to code and building web apps but don’t know where to begin? Look no further..... I’ve put together this step-by-step guide that will help you through creating your very own first web app."
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gsaines 13y ago
I'll agree with Carlsednaoui, but add a few resources to the list: ONLINE VIDEO LECTURES Let's Code Test Driven JavaScript: http://www.letscodejavascript.com/ http://www.letscodejavascript.com/ One Month Rails: https://onemonthrails.com/ https://onemonthrails.com/ Learnable: https://learnable.com/ https://learnable.com/ Code School: http://www.codeschool.com/ http://www.codeschool.com/ Treehouse: http://teamtreehouse.com/ http://teamtreehouse.com/ CodeHS: http://codehs.com/ http://codehs.com/ - "Computer science class in a box" for k-12 schools Learn Street: http://www.learnstreet.com/ http://www.learnstreet.com/ CODE CHALLENGES Top Coders: http://www.topcoder.com/ http://www.topcoder.com/ Hacker Rank: https://www.hackerrank.com/ https://www.hackerrank.com/ Interview Street: https://www.interviewstreet.com/ https://www.interviewstreet.com/ OTHER CodeCombat: http://codecombat.com http://codecombat.com - online game that teaches Javascript Codecademy: http://codecademy.com/ http://codecademy.com/ CodeAvengers: http://www.codeavengers.com/ http://www.codeavengers.com/ - Pay-per-module coding game Hakitzu: http://www.kuatostudios.com/games/hakitzu/ http://www.kuatostudios.com/games/hakitzu/ - Paid iPad game that teaches coding Kodable: http://www.surfscore.com/ http://www.surfscore.com/ - iPad game that teaches coding Full disclosure, I run CodeCombat.
- carlsednaoui 13y ago
  Hi gsaines, this is an amazing list of resources! PS: Love what you're doing at CodeCombat!
- jwdunne 13y ago
  CodeWars (http://www.codewars.com http://www.codewars.com) is quite fun too. I'm liking these programming challenge games a lot lately! I will have to give CodeCombat a try.
- contextual 13y ago
  No, see that's the problem. Way too many resources. I LOVE the idea of one book that takes me from start to finish, with no flab or wasted time learning something that isn't 100% relevant to making an app. Alex, you are on to something HUGE. Resist with all your might the urge to bury people in "resources" to follow up on. There's too much information out there. Reign it in, filter it down and focus only on the bare minimum that must be done to get the app finished. Not everyone wants to be a programming guru. Myself included.
xux 13y ago
Site is slashdotted
acoleman616 13y ago
Author here. Did not expect this to hit the front page, and of course got struck down by the almighty HN traffic gods. Page is back up now!
viggity 13y ago
did a lead gen email capture page with zero content really just make it to the front page?
- angersock 13y ago
  Excellent point. Flagged, especially because it doesn't really describe what the book covers, how it covers it, or anything much beyond "Sign up here!"
websitescenes 13y ago
If you have a startup idea AND some money, let's do this.

37 points by acoleman616 13y ago

wehadfun 13y ago

You need to get a technical co-founder.

0xdeadbeefbabe 13y ago

Have a startup idea but don't know how to code well?

deleted 13y ago

[deleted]

Ellipsis753 13y ago

Has anyone managed to load the page yet? I've been trying on and off for ages.

schmatz 13y ago
It still isn't working for me an hour later.

fuqua 13y ago

The HN DDoS attack strikes again...

holyjeebis 13y ago

Throw enough shit at the wall and some of it will stick. At least there will be no shortage of easy work for security analysts if people keep encouraging morons to think they should be developing web applications.

otikik 13y ago

... you'll need cash!

pan69 13y ago
Even if you can code you need cash. Maybe if you can't code you just need more of it..

TheBiv 13y ago

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:TqpuK7MonI4J:www.alexpcoleman.com/your-first-web-app/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:TqpuK7M... Select the text-only version on the top right

pavel_lishin 13y ago
That shows me almost no content at all: http://i.imgur.com/iFEjq5h.png http://i.imgur.com/iFEjq5h.png
- carlsednaoui 13y ago
  I think it's an email capture form.
kephra 13y ago
Even if I dont know the book, the site shows that the author failed when 'his first web app' got some minimal traffic, of 1200 visitors (estimated by 12 points) in one hour.

mgl 13y ago

If you don't have programming skills and just want to validate your idea it might be wise to hire a reliable software house to build MVP for you. Once you gain traction you can start building your own team or reworking the MVP on your own. <shameless plug>This is how we work with founders from the UK and US at codedose.com</shameless plug>

carlsednaoui 13y ago

... you can learn to code! Couple options: If you need something not too intensive you could go with Treehouse (http://teamtreehouse.com/ http://teamtreehouse.com/) which has really good topic-specific videos and interactive quizzes. If you can afford the money and time then go with something more intensive such as a bootcamp - I recommend Flatiron School (http://flatironschool.com/ http://flatironschool.com/). You'll learn a whole lot in 3 months. There's also Thinkful (http://www.thinkful.com/ http://www.thinkful.com/) which has curated content, 1-1 mentorship and uses a project-based approach. Once you have the foundation (and overcome the many frustrations and roadblocks you'll face as a beginner) you'll be way on your way, with a new and valuable skill. Full disclaimer: I work at Thinkful

logicallee 13y ago
telling someone with an idea that they should learn to code is like telling a coder with no money that they should just get rich. I mean, sure this is possible - but this is not the way to produce a successful outcome (built idea/funded tech company) in either case!
- carlsednaoui 13y ago
  Did you read the cached version? (the site is now back up too) As the author mentions: "Interested in learning to code and building web apps but don’t know where to begin? Look no further..... I’ve put together this step-by-step guide that will help you through creating your very own first web app."

deleted 13y ago

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gsaines 13y ago

I'll agree with Carlsednaoui, but add a few resources to the list: ONLINE VIDEO LECTURES Let's Code Test Driven JavaScript: http://www.letscodejavascript.com/ http://www.letscodejavascript.com/ One Month Rails: https://onemonthrails.com/ https://onemonthrails.com/ Learnable: https://learnable.com/ https://learnable.com/ Code School: http://www.codeschool.com/ http://www.codeschool.com/ Treehouse: http://teamtreehouse.com/ http://teamtreehouse.com/ CodeHS: http://codehs.com/ http://codehs.com/ - "Computer science class in a box" for k-12 schools Learn Street: http://www.learnstreet.com/ http://www.learnstreet.com/ CODE CHALLENGES Top Coders: http://www.topcoder.com/ http://www.topcoder.com/ Hacker Rank: https://www.hackerrank.com/ https://www.hackerrank.com/ Interview Street: https://www.interviewstreet.com/ https://www.interviewstreet.com/ OTHER CodeCombat: http://codecombat.com http://codecombat.com - online game that teaches Javascript Codecademy: http://codecademy.com/ http://codecademy.com/ CodeAvengers: http://www.codeavengers.com/ http://www.codeavengers.com/ - Pay-per-module coding game Hakitzu: http://www.kuatostudios.com/games/hakitzu/ http://www.kuatostudios.com/games/hakitzu/ - Paid iPad game that teaches coding Kodable: http://www.surfscore.com/ http://www.surfscore.com/ - iPad game that teaches coding Full disclosure, I run CodeCombat.

carlsednaoui 13y ago
Hi gsaines, this is an amazing list of resources! PS: Love what you're doing at CodeCombat!
jwdunne 13y ago
CodeWars (http://www.codewars.com http://www.codewars.com) is quite fun too. I'm liking these programming challenge games a lot lately! I will have to give CodeCombat a try.
contextual 13y ago
No, see that's the problem. Way too many resources. I LOVE the idea of one book that takes me from start to finish, with no flab or wasted time learning something that isn't 100% relevant to making an app. Alex, you are on to something HUGE. Resist with all your might the urge to bury people in "resources" to follow up on. There's too much information out there. Reign it in, filter it down and focus only on the bare minimum that must be done to get the app finished. Not everyone wants to be a programming guru. Myself included.

xux 13y ago

Site is slashdotted

acoleman616 13y ago

Author here. Did not expect this to hit the front page, and of course got struck down by the almighty HN traffic gods. Page is back up now!

viggity 13y ago

did a lead gen email capture page with zero content really just make it to the front page?

angersock 13y ago
Excellent point. Flagged, especially because it doesn't really describe what the book covers, how it covers it, or anything much beyond "Sign up here!"

websitescenes 13y ago

If you have a startup idea AND some money, let's do this.