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Now in the last lesson, we got an overview of how apps work on the phone.
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So in this lesson I want to take you one step further and look at how apps are made from beginning to
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end.
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Now one of my favourite shows of all time that you get on Discovery is a show called "How Its Made" and
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it basically takes you into the factory and shows you how a bunch of random things get built on the
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factory floor.
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Things that just steel bicycles or floors or drum crushers or skateboard wheels and I just find it so
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fascinating seeing how all of these everyday objects get made and built.
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So if you're curious have a look at some of the episodes and there's some real gems in there like how
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rubber gloves are made.
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And it shows you every step of the factory process from dipping it in latex to drying it and rolling
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it.
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And I don't know why but I find it so interesting.
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The process that's involved in creating all of these everyday objects.
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So that's what I want to do here.
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I want to do a special episode inspired by the show on how it's made: "The App Episode".
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So the app industry is absolutely massive.
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Last year Apple reported it paid app developers 26.5 billion U.S. dollars and that number
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grew by 30% year on year.
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So it's a massive industry and it keeps on getting bigger.
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Now of course some of that money goes to big companies such as Clash of Clans or Clash Royale or some
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other form of clashing.
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But there are also a lot of stories of independent, one-man developers who have made it big on the App
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Store. And one of the best examples is the 7 minute workout app.
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Now in the course resource list, I linked to the article that's written by the maker of the 7 minute
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workout app a guy called Stuart Hall and by himself he built an app that got 2.3 million
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downloads without spending a cent on marketing which generated him over 70,000 U.S. dollars in profits
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and was acquired and sold to a company just after 18 months.
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It's a really fascinating read but he goes through the entire process of how he built this app from
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idea to app store all by himself with no budget just the skills and know-how of how to build an app
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and the grit and perseverance of an entrepreneur.
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So I know that you're taking this course for various reasons.
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Some people want to get a job as a developer.
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Others just want to gain a new skill and make apps for fun and other people want to build a business
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based on an app.
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But before we get started and really dig into learning and building our apps I think it's really important
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to first have an overview of the entire process from beginning to end of how an app is built.
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So step 0 before you do anything else is why ask yourself why do I need an app.
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And in many cases you actually don't.
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If you just want to build an app that simply displays data or information say the opening hours of your
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shop or the services that your business offers then you don't actually need an app you can simply build
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a website that looks good on mobile and that will take far less time to build.
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And it's much easier to do.
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But however if you need to tap into the sensors of the phone or if you want to be able to push notifications
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to the user, then you probably do need an app.
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But just make sure that you're on the right path before you even begin.
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Now once you're sure that you want to build an app then the next step is the idea stage not just coming
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up with an idea which is the easy part but validating whether if the idea is actually a good one.
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So let's say that I'm bored of swiping on Tinder for my next match and instead I want to find my perfect
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match in the form of a Sunday roast.
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So what if I have an idea for an app that's called Tender and it's going to match me with the dish that
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I fancy the most right now.
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And it could be a delivery app such as Uber Eats or Deliveroo where I get that meal made and sent to
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me.
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Or it could be just a recipe app where I try to find the thing I want to make today.
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So here's an app idea.
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But how do I know if it's actually a good one.
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Well that's when you would need to validate the idea.
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Talk to lots of people and get a diverse range of opinions.
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Make a minimum viable product that doesn't require any technology at all to test and see if people are
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actually interested or a landing page describing your idea and promote it on social media and see if people
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actually want it.
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And essentially what you're trying to establish is: once this app gets made, will people actually want
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to download it and use it?
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Now once you figure that out, then you're ready to move on to step two which is designing the app.
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And in this app development bootcamp course that you're enrolled on, I've included full modules on app
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design.
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So you'll learn how to build wire frames how to build prototypes for your app and learn how to use all
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the tools and the design principles to make not just a functional app but a beautiful app that people
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will love.
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And then you can move on to step three which is the actual development the programming of the app.
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And that is going to take up most of our time in this bootcamp.
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We're going to be building over 25 apps and through the process of building these apps.
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We're going to be learning all of the fundamentals of iOS development and the Swift programming language
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so that you become a well-rounded developer and you'll be able to tackle new problems that you haven't
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seen before or build custom features,
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once you've completed the course.
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So let's take our Tender app and let's say we've written all the code for all the functionality of the
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app and we've developed and built it.
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Then the next step is to test the app. And I'm going to tell you about automated as well as manual ways
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of testing your app so that it looks and works well on all devices so that people all around the world
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no matter which phone device they have will be have to enjoy using your app so that you can get those
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ star reviews that are crucial for your app to get more downloads.
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Now step five: We're ready to publish it onto the App Store.
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And I'll tell you all of the ways that you can get press for your app launch and also what are the rules
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behind getting your app featured on the App Store.
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Now that you've made and published your app the next step is to tell people about it.
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So in this boot camp there's a full course on app marketing as well where I show you all of the ways
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that you can get your first customers get your loyal fans and start getting those downloads and making
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revenue off the app store.
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Now finally step seven as with all great things you need continuous feedback and continuous improvement.
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So when your app is alive on the App Store you'll start getting reviews of people who want to request
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other features or they have suggestions and you can take some of those on board and update and refresh
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your app and continuously improve your user's experience.
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So that's a very quick and broad overview of how apps are made from beginning to end.
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Now if you scroll to the very bottom of the curriculum you'll find that I've included a full length
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version of this lesson and it's a talk that I give often at conferences, hackathon, and various events.
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And it goes into far more detail on every one of those steps that I've talked about in this lesson.
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So if you're interested getting more details on each of the steps and seeing each of the steps fleshed
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out, then head over there and take a look at that talk.
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And then once you're done continue back where you left off in the curriculum track and we're going to
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get started building our very first app.