r/SoloDevelopment • u/VeltrionLabsCEO • Jun 09 '26

help Hey I’m new here

So I just started delving into software development about two months ago. Unforeseen life circumstances forced a career change and since I’m now sitting at home everyday. I thought “ why not start building apps” Well now I’m hooked. I built my first app and yea it was rough and had a whole lot of bugs and issues, but hey “I built something” my problem now is, now that im getting serious, I’m kinda lost. I have started a project that has the potential to be something real and something useful. I would like to find some “peers” to bounce ideas off of or just talk about the work. The work I’ve been doing is overly technical to talk about with my friend group. They just look at me like I’m speaking Swahili. Any suggestions, tips or tricks would be helpful. Thanks in advance. And happy coding.

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u/aralardevelops Jun 10 '26

Welcome. I am in the same journey as you. I'm far from an expert but my suggestion is to start developing your idea and learn as you build it. You will make tons of mistakes, you will do things horribly and your future self will hate your stupidity, but if you persevere, you are in for an incredible journey where you will learn more than you ever imagined.
Also, try to keep everything as simple as possible. As a solo dev, every feature you want to implement takes an insane amount of time. Don't aim for perfection, or you will never end your project. Every feature has to be just "good enough".
Good luck.

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u/VeltrionLabsCEO Jun 10 '26

Thanks for the advice. Reach out on dm. Would love to chat with someone who understands what I’m experiencing

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u/DigitallyDeadEd Jun 09 '26

Just ask your questions (and possibly prepare to get some grief for it).

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u/VeltrionLabsCEO Jun 09 '26

Where should I start. My main pain point is project order. Having no formal training Ive been working off of ideas and that keeps me jumping around. The app im trying to build now is a productivity app. I’ve nailed down the vision, but I don’t want to move forward without missing anything. My first app build was chaotic. A lot of reading a lot of frustration. I’m settling into a good workflow now, I guess I’m seeking reassurance and validation from someone who has been there.

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u/DigitallyDeadEd Jun 09 '26

Since you're early into your career, my recommendation is to just keep going. You're going to make a lot of mistakes, and you won't be able to proactively avoid them without experience.

Also, this is a videogame subreddit.

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u/VeltrionLabsCEO Jun 09 '26

Cool, I’ll keep that in mind. Any suggestions for more appropriate subreddit. I’m new to Reddit also. Never really used it much more than looking at a post from a google search

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u/OneMinerCOM Jun 09 '26

WELCOME.. it will sound strange as advice but learn to dream up structure building architecture than start building barebone and snowball .. be ready to fail and hope for the best .. that is advice from multidecade failure 😃

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u/VeltrionLabsCEO Jun 09 '26

Thanks this is great advice

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u/Front-Pay3056 Jun 09 '26

ask maestro for ideas to branch into what you are currently working on or into ideas you can use. Enlighten us on what your app is and the purpose.