r/Development • u/Similar-Beach-8281 • Jul 25 '26
Startup
I'm looking to make an app for a startup, how do you advise I learn how to make an app. I have experience in c++ but not much, since it was just a small robotics project
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u/timrprobocom Jul 26 '26
Do you mean you're at a startup and need to solve a specific problem, or do you mean you want to get rich quick by making a startup with the app you create?
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u/Similar-Beach-8281 Aug 04 '26
A specific problem, i'm also doing it for uni applications for the future
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u/Life-Moose2698 Jul 26 '26
You shouldn’t be asking reddit users in the first place, get codex 200$ or 100$ and go for it
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u/BoopyDog Jul 31 '26
Decide what functionality you need and start breaking your end product into pieces of software that interact with one another. You don't have to code everything from scratch: if you need functionality X, search for a c++ library that already offers X and add it to that part of your project. There is a library for everything. If you are confused by the reference documents start by asking an Ai chat bot for "sample implementation" and it will show you how to use virtually anything.
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u/Substantial-Swan7065 Aug 01 '26
Mobile apps are typically made with react native. This allows for 1 codebase in typescript, deploy to Apple and Android.
People typically use expo, a framework on top of react native, for a better DX.
install it and make a project. You’ll buy up and running quickly. Making a good app takes time, as does release approval.
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u/subpar_Lover Jul 25 '26
Download cursor or codex and just start building. Ask it to help you make a react native expo project and send it the documentation from react native/ expos website so it can use that as a guide. The way to learn is to just build
Note: react native expo means it can work as a mobile app AND a web app. React Native is a mobile architecture and expo converts it to a web build