Hi all,
A short off topic question, humbly pooling community wisdom:
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Let's say you have an app idea (nothing too complicated but also not a static website), and while you can mostly read an interpret code, web dev is not your current daily occupation.
You start with a "blank canva" (albeit the idea is pretty well defined - and you know it fits a need, albeit somewhat niche) and have no attach to one or another tech stack.
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Naturally, you want to start simple before adding more relevant features (so the potential to further develop and add on the existing is important)
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Ideally, you would want to have a first version in the next 8-10 months and while your time cannot be 100% dedicated to this, you are ready to devote a fair amount of resources to this project (whether it is time or money). You are willing to fail but do not hope or expect to. Succeeding means your app will be used, nothing more, nothing less. But it also means it would open the door to other projects.
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Ultimately, you imagine a PWA or web app with mobile apps, with auth integration (OIDC, LDAP etc..) and easy to update, maintain and deploy (did I hear Cloudron app?).
You are not interested in being at the forefront of the tech trends (AI, AR/VR etc.. ) at this stage, yet you wouldn't close the door on possibilities.
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Question: Which way would you go to make this happen, in today's world?
Would it be to go at it alone, learn from books, training, people etc.. and make this happen?
Would it be to go the AI way and see how far this leads, while learning?
Or find a someone (contractor dev or "co founder" or else) with whom you convince to share your idea and hope to be able to rely on a long cooperation?
Something else?
What's is your best advice/experience with this?
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There is such a compelling community of Cloudronians that I though it would be interesting to ask.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!