By learning JavaScript, you’ll be able to do much more than just design the visual part of your site. With the help of JS frameworks, you can create desktop and mobile applications. Let me describe how to do it below.
App Development is the Future
?4 reasons to choose an app developer career in 2023:
- In 2020, users downloaded apps to their smartphones 204 billion times according to AppAnnie research..
- 2 out of 3 people worldwide visit websites and use desktop and mobile apps every day according to Datareportal statistics.
- There are 7+ million apps available on Google Play and the App Store. Their number is growing by 130`000 daily – data from 42Matters and Statista.
- Apps are growing in popularity. In 2022, users were forecasted to spend 4.3 hours on gadgets. In 2018, the figure was 3.2 hours according to eMarketer research.
Conclusion: App development is an exciting and promising profession where you can earn a salary of at least $1000+.
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What Do You Need to Create an App?
?Even a beginner can develop their first app for a browser or smartphone. For example, to make a To-Do List application, you will need the following:
- Text editor. For instance, a Visual Studio Code, to create project codes.
- Browser. For example, Google Chrome to open the project.
- Knowledge of JavaScript.
Installing VSC or Chrome is a task that a PC user can handle. All that’s left is to learn Fullstack and start coding.
Checklist for Learning JavaScript
- JS syntax.
- Working with data and data types.
- Object-oriented programming.
- Interaction with objects through other objects.
- Working with the DOM. Event tracking and control of interface elements
- Front-end libraries – React.JS.
- Working with the Back-end. Node.JS
I agree, this checklist seems like a jungle for a beginner. Five years ago, the list was three times longer because you also had to learn Java and Python.
Now you can enroll in the Full Stack Developer GoIT course and in 10 months you will learn JavaScript, get familiar with frameworks, create 7 projects, and be ready for your first job in IT.
I’ve made over 10 apps and will be happy to share my tips with those who are just getting started on the App Developer path. Register for the IT Fest online conference on November 20 and you will learn about:
- the strategy to start a new profession;
- the skills needed for successful a career;
- the possibility of creating an IT startup knowing only JavaScript.
Where to Get Inspiration?
In my experience, 90% of beginning developers cannot clearly define the kind of application they want to create. They don’t have a clear goal, which means their chances of becoming an IT specialist are very slim.
To develop applications using JavaScript, you have to cultivate a keen eye or a “programmer’s sense of taste”. Product Hunt, a platform that introduces new apps to IT groups and small startups (basically anyone who builds apps and web platforms) – can help you do that..
Using Product Hunt, you will:
- be the first to hear about IT projects from around the world;
- choose an app of the day, making it even better known;
- learn how the “kitchen” of app development works.
Want to influence the popularity of other apps and startups? Stick to the checklist, increase your profile’s credibility rating, and you’ll be able to promote your startup even more effectively in the future:
- Sign up with your Google, Facebook, Twitter, or AppleID accounts.
- Make sure you fill out your profile: set up a photo and enter your full name and place of work.
- Visit the platform regularly and vote for apps.
Join in, sign up, and get inspired by the teams’ projects, and one day you will create your own app that will be voted on by users all over the world.
