# How do I build apps ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-build-apps/700210>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 2, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-build-apps/700210 "2014-10-02T21:10:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![davida03801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-build-apps/700210/1 "2014-10-02T21:10:14Z")

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I have an expertise in a certain line of work. I am sure this line of work would support some apps. I am sure people would pay for them. I can design them, and how I would like them to work as I am in the field. However I have no idea how to build them.

How do I go about to have some apps built ?

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-build-apps/700210/2 "2014-10-02T21:12:30Z")

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What platform are you interested in?

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**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-build-apps/700210/3 "2014-10-02T21:18:07Z")

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Apps (generally being small and on very modern systems) are a pretty gentle introduction to programming, and there are a bunch of books out there on doing it. So I’d say write it yourself.

Otherwise, you get the standard “ideas are worth nothing without implementation,” line, I’m afraid. Convince a programmer to help you out and split the proceeds, or hire one at prevailing wage and keep the proceeds yourself.