How Tracy Learnt Programming & Built Her First Web App In 6 Weeks

I’m a sucker for any entrepreneurial success story.  To me, such stories are entertaining and insightful and I wish more movies were made about entrepreneurs! [See 2 footnotes below]

Although learning to code and building software by yourself isn’t strictly an entrepreneurial success story, it is definitely classed in a very similar category (at least in my books).  The captivating thing about entrepreneurs is that they can start with nothing, recognize a problem, figure out a solution and create a business that generates income, creates jobs and builds up the economy.

In the same token, learning to code is something anyone can do.  There are near unlimited resources on the Internet (a large majority of them free) which teach you how to design, build and program a website.  As long as you have access to a computer and the Internet you’re on a level playing field with everyone else.

Of course once you’ve established your skills as a programmer it doesn’t guarantee you’ll become a millionaire.  But these days, with the Internet being the biggest marketplace in the world (and one that’s continually growing), being able to code and implement your ideas is a very powerful thing even if later on you choose to pay someone else to do the coding for you.

In this account, Tracy explains how she executed her idea for a website, how she learnt to program, how she generated the first user base and also how she plans to monetize the site later on.

Check it out:  I’m a designer who learned Django and launched her first webapp in 6 weeks

There’s a lot of business advice out there saying you shouldn’t learn to program but instead hire people to do it for you.  In some instances I’m sure that is the right advice.  But there are also plenty of examples where people have made the decision to learn to code themselves and the payoff has made it worth it.

Footnotes:

1. I personally plan (when I have the time) to write my own books and stories with rags to riches storylines.  Yes, they’ll have predictable endings, but then that’s what makes many stories so enjoyable.
2. Regarding entrepreneural movies, make sure to check out Atlas Shrugged when it comes out later this year.

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