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Creating an app
Posted on 1/26/15 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 1/26/15 at 1:43 pm
How difficult is it to create a very basic app? I want to create something that a customer can type in a part # and they will get some information back on that part #, such as pricing, size, case pack and color. Where can I even turn to get this done?
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 3:41 pm
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 1:49 pm to CHiPs25
freelancer.com
Posted on 1/26/15 at 1:51 pm to CHiPs25
android?
appinventor.mit.edu
beyond easy to learn how to diy.
appinventor.mit.edu
beyond easy to learn how to diy.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 1:56 pm to diat150
I just created an account and posted my request and i've already received 10 proposals. Are these automated proposals or do people sit here and wait for jobs to come across?
Posted on 1/26/15 at 1:56 pm to CAD703X
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android?
Need it for both Android and iPhone
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:00 pm to CHiPs25
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I just created an account and posted my request and i've already received 10 proposals. Are these automated proposals or do people sit here and wait for jobs to come across?
no, people sit and wait for proposals. its like anything else, check out their reviews and make sure you are providing them all that they need.
I have used it quite a few times and its worked well for me. more than likely the guy will be a foreigner from india or something, so make sure their english is good. its very cheap.
This post was edited on 1/26/15 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:01 pm to CHiPs25
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Need it for both Android and iPhone
is this something internal or do you need this open to the public? how are you going to host the application that will feed the info to the app?
just a thought, but it may be better to build a mobile website instead of individual apps for android and iphone.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:04 pm to diat150
I'm assuming that it's like everything else and the larger the budget the better it's going to be?
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:08 pm to CHiPs25
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I'm assuming that it's like everything else and the larger the budget the better it's going to be?
hard to say... whats going to determine if its better is how well you document what you need. if the programmer feels like he can make money on your specs vs the budget then thats all that matters. most of these guys are lucky to make a few dollars a day.
you would definitely pay more for an american programmer to do it, but that doesnt necessarily mean that a better indian programmer cant do it for 10% of what it would cost using an american programmer.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:13 pm to diat150
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is this something internal or do you need this open to the public? how are you going to host the application that will feed the info to the app?
just a thought, but it may be better to build a mobile website instead of individual apps for android and iphone.
This needs to be internal which is why I don't think a mobile website will be an option.
I don't know how these work, i have a spreadsheet that I was hoping to send in and have them copy the information. Will that not work?
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:18 pm to CHiPs25
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This needs to be internal which is why I don't think a mobile website will be an option.
I don't know how these work, i have a spreadsheet that I was hoping to send in and have them copy the information. Will that not work?
yeah Im sure someone can hardocde this stuff into an app, but what happens when you need to update your list or change prices? thats why I was expecting you to host this info in a database of some sort so that you could easily update what you have.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:20 pm to CHiPs25
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i have a spreadsheet that I was hoping to send in and have them copy the information. Will that not work?
spreadsheet implies static, or offline data gaps.
if you want the info to be dynamic, you might consider an online database or use some of google's free tools to create an 'online spreadsheet lookup' where your app would read from whatever you maintain online whenever it fires up so the information stays up to date.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:22 pm to CHiPs25
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This needs to be internal which is why I don't think a mobile website will be an option.
I don't know how these work, i have a spreadsheet that I was hoping to send in and have them copy the information. Will that not work?
Don't take this the wrong way, but what you need the most is someone to listen to you say what you need, interpret it, and take care of all of the details. It's very uncommon for a business to be in the position you are in...and be able to successfully farm out the programming and get a quality product.
My recommendation would be to engage a local custom development firm.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:36 pm to CAD703X
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spreadsheet implies static, or offline data gaps.
if you want the info to be dynamic, you might consider an online database or use some of google's free tools to create an 'online spreadsheet lookup' where your app would read from whatever you maintain online whenever it fires up so the information stays up to date.
The problem with that would be the user would always need to be connected to the internet, right? If they're in a basement at a customer's office and they don't have a great connection, then this would be pointless.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:37 pm to moneyg
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My recommendation would be to engage a local custom development firm.
After chatting with a few of these freelancers I think this may be the best option. The freelancers are asking me what a part # is.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:42 pm to CHiPs25
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The problem with that would be the user would always need to be connected to the internet, right? If they're in a basement at a customer's office and they don't have a great connection, then this would be pointless.
not really, the app can be made to update its internal database from your database once it gets a connection back to the internet.
You may be better off getting someone local unless you can come up with a clear concise process of what you want.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 2:52 pm to CHiPs25
You down with APP?
Posted on 1/26/15 at 4:09 pm to diat150
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not really, the app can be made to update its internal database from your database once it gets a connection back to the internet.
correct. i'm just trying to eliminate the headaches of a truly OFFLINE mode where once the app is in the wild, you've lost control of the data.
by having some sort of check-in, you can at least refresh the information periodically. That doesn't mean the app doesn't work when the user doesn't have a connection; rather that means the information they see will always be the latest and greatest when they do have connectivity.
i wouldn't build anything these days without some type of online/cloud/non-local persistence of data.
it pisses me off when i reformat my phone and half my apps are like "whaaaat? what do you mean you customized this app? we don't have any recollection of that. Just start over."
Posted on 1/26/15 at 10:58 pm to CHiPs25
Posted on 1/26/15 at 11:05 pm to diat150
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not really, the app can be made to update its internal database from your database once it gets a connection back to the internet.
If the data is dynamic then he'll want to avoid this if possible. If the end-user isn't connected to the internet then maybe it just wasn't meant to be. This isn't 1998.
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