Create an app without coding

Yes, today you can create a simple app without knowing how to code, either by asking an AI to write the code or with no-code platforms, where you build the app by putting ready-made pieces together. What you don't get out of is thinking clearly about what you want it to do and testing it thoroughly before you trust it.

The two routes have their own character. No-code platforms guide you and it's hard to break anything, but they limit you to what they offer. AI that writes code gives you much more freedom, at the cost of ending up with things that work without you really knowing why. Where you need to be most careful is with anything sensitive: client data, passwords, payments or anything exposed on the internet. There it pays to have technical judgement or to ask for help from someone who does. And another thing that tends to catch people out: "without coding" doesn't mean "without learning anything"; along the way you end up understanding concepts that used to be all Greek to you.

That's what "I built my own tool without being a programmer" is about, and I wrote it with in mind the person who has a clear idea but thinks programming isn't for them: a specific need solved with a small app made with AI, from the idea to using it every day. There I explain what I learned about what someone who doesn't code can do, where technical judgement is needed and how to start your own.