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Some one should build an app that helps our nation and city clean,.. where there's a point for lawma carrying your trash

Please, I'm not a dev but my dream is to become a solo developer who build SaaS products. Do you think with the recent advancement in AI, I don't need a programming background? If No, what are the necessary things I need to know and how long will it takes?

I've asked AI similar question got response but I need to seek professional clarification.

@Revealpanda @Cybaghost @davidaluu

I recently built and published Gnosis AI – Fruit Doctor on the Play Store.

It uses AI to detect fruits from your camera or gallery and provides personalised fruit recommendations based on your health goals.

Still improving it, but it’s live:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pedektech.gnosis

DrabeeyIsBack:
AI can do virtually everything a developer can Do. Just know how to question it's intelligence and don't be dumb too.

So if you ask me, writing codes in this age is just time wasting. Get a good AI to help you with that, provide it good ideas and fuse your ideas in a workflow. Lobatan.

Customise your life to suit whatever you're busy building, take your time and learn on mistakes you will definitely make

You still need to have basic idea, if you run into problem, it won't be funny.

Mine is classified for now, will be made known when it drops soon.

Paystack:
Your OS level trash will never be allowed By Android security system to do any meaningful task.... Android will never give your app permissions to automate other apps or run above them, OS level my azz.

Your best short is to Root the so called operating system your build your Basic Ai on top off which will be redundant because no one will have the time to Root their phone just to play with your Shyt Ai

You might be thinking I'm hating on U, but trust me you're wasting your time.

You're also free to believe I'm hating on you

There are apps that runs on top other apps. Android gated the functionality of such app with permission. User must have to give permission to the functionality.

OAkanni001:
Please, I'm not a dev but my dream is to become a solo developer who build SaaS products. Do you think with the recent advancement in AI, I don't need a programming background? If No, what are the necessary things I need to know and how long will it takes?

I've asked AI similar question got response but I need to seek professional clarification.

@Revealpanda @Cybaghost @davidaluu

Go and learn programming from scratch. You soon won’t even be able to afford the ai. Before a $20 OpenAI subscription was enough for me to build 3 apps with codex but now I pay over $100 monthly for same amount of work. In the next 6months AI won’t be ready cheap and available as it used to be because the companies giving you the AI are running at a loss each time you use their service. This is why Claude code had introduced a lot of restrictions and rate limits.

Also without programming knowledge you won’t even be able to effectively build and manage a good product. AI is good for starting new projects not managing a project( you need programming knowledge to effectively use ai on an existing project else you break the project) with existing data and thousands of users.

OAkanni001:
Please, I'm not a dev but my dream is to become a solo developer who build SaaS products. Do you think with the recent advancement in AI, I don't need a programming background? If No, what are the necessary things I need to know and how long will it takes?

I've asked AI similar question got response but I need to seek professional clarification.

@Revealpanda @Cybaghost @davidaluu

The recent advancements in AI have made AI more expensive. AI agents now throttle even for paying customers. When AI writes code for you, it gets to the point where it stops (used up your session tokens) and tells you to wait for a few hours or even days before you can continue. AI is good, but it has gotten too expensive to rely fully on it. Your best bet is to learn to code, then merge your skills with AI for faster development.

OAkanni001:
Please, I'm not a dev but my dream is to become a solo developer who build SaaS products. Do you think with the recent advancement in AI, I don't need a programming background? If No, what are the necessary things I need to know and how long will it takes?

I've asked AI similar question got response but I need to seek professional clarification.

@Revealpanda @Cybaghost @davidaluu

If you want to build a standard production ready software people would be willing to pay to use as a solo dev then you must learn software development the hard way.


Ai isn't even that good currently... We've been hearing Ai this Ai that, yet almost zero meaningful world class product built 100% by AI alone.... To be able to understand or debug whatever you've built with AI, u need to have some programming experience.


For now Ai is just a tool that makes the lives of people with development experience easier... As someone with experience, U can play around with it but building a world-class software u either need dev experience or a partnership with someone who does

Thanks so much for the insight, I really appreciate. But starting out, which programming languages do I really need as there are a lot out there and I'm confused?

Revealpanda:
If you want to build a standard production ready software people would be willing to pay to use as a solo dev then you must learn software development the hard way.


Ai isn't even that good currently... We've been hearing Ai this Ai that, yet almost zero meaningful world class product built 100% by AI alone.... To be able to understand or debug whatever you've built with AI, u need to have some programming experience.


For now Ai is just a tool that makes the lives of people with development experience easier... As someone with experience, U can play around with it but building a world-class software u either need dev experience or a partnership with someone who does

Thanks so much sir. But, which programming languages will you advise I focus on?

Cybaghost:
Go and learn programming from scratch. You soon won’t even be able to afford the ai. Before a $20 OpenAI subscription was enough for me to build 3 apps with codex but now I pay over $100 monthly for same amount of work. In the next 6months AI won’t be ready cheap and available as it used to be because the companies giving you the AI are running at a loss each time you use their service. This is why Claude code had introduced a lot of restrictions and rate limits.

Also without programming knowledge you won’t even be able to effectively build and manage a good product. AI is good for starting new projects not managing a project( you need programming knowledge to effectively use ai on an existing project else you break the project) with existing data and thousands of users.

Thanks for the enlightenment.

Unbiased1:
The recent advancements in AI have made AI more expensive. AI agents now throttle even for paying customers. When AI writes code for you, it gets to the point where it stops (used up your session tokens) and tells you to wait for a few hours or even days before you can continue. AI is good, but it has gotten too expensive to rely fully on it. Your best bet is to learn to code, then merge your skills with AI for faster development.

OAkanni001:
Thanks so much for the insight, I really appreciate. But starting out, which programming languages do I really need as there are a lot out there and I'm confused?

Are u building a SAAS for Web or mobile apps?

I built a complete proptech, google 'U Estate NG' (Mods keep removing my weblink post) using antigravity IDE for free.

On the U Estate app:
Landlords can manage their tenant and collect payments
Renters can find properties the want by setting alert based on their budget and other criteria, they can also manage their bills.
Agents track their growth with a gamified experience

I'm literally deploying features in hours.

The headache now is distribution.

SaaS for web

Revealpanda:
Are u building a SAAS for Web or mobile apps?

OAkanni001:
Thanks so much sir. But, which programming languages will you advise I focus on?

Focus on Next JS framework, you can’t go wrong with it. Use typescript instead of JavaScript.

Learn the basics and fundamentals of programming then try to build one project on your own without tutorials. The best way to master programming is by building or at least attempting to build projects and applications then when you get stuck, you debug or search for solutions. That's how most people do it.

OAkanni001:
Please, I'm not a dev but my dream is to become a solo developer who build SaaS products. Do you think with the recent advancement in AI, I don't need a programming background? If No, what are the necessary things I need to know and how long will it takes?

I've asked AI similar question got response but I need to seek professional clarification.

@Revealpanda @Cybaghost @davidaluu

I wouldn't say it's time wasting. It's actually kinda refreshing especially now when the world is leaning towards AI. I do write code manually once in a while to still keep in touch with the basics.

DrabeeyIsBack:
AI can do virtually everything a developer can Do. Just know how to question it's intelligence and don't be dumb too.

So if you ask me, writing codes in this age is just time wasting. Get a good AI to help you with that, provide it good ideas and fuse your ideas in a workflow. Lobatan.

Customise your life to suit whatever you're busy building, take your time and learn on mistakes you will definitely make

It's in private beta. Playstore's heavy regulations on accessibility services don't allow automation on android so you'd have to APK sideload it.

fabulurs:
Its a nice work bro. Please do not mind anything kind of discouragement from anyone. Do what pleases you. Is this app available on Playstore?

That's alot of projects being built at a go 😁, Which one amongst them peaks your interest the most?

pneumaticos:
Crypto store , exchange and payout

Virtual card app

Ai advisor for students with deepseek as the go getter

Shortlets woven with bnpl

Payments app

It's not advised to be building in stealth mode especially when virtually any app idea already exists in some form currently

Blakjewelry:
Mine is classified for now, will be made known when it drops soon.

No need to afford AI. People need to install Local On device LLMs that can run without internet connection like Ollama. Deepseek variation is also available. You just need a good computer to be able to handle the inferences. But yes, go and learn the basics of programming , it'll help alot in your journey

Cybaghost:
Go and learn programming from scratch. You soon won’t even be able to afford the ai. Before a $20 OpenAI subscription was enough for me to build 3 apps with codex but now I pay over $100 monthly for same amount of work. In the next 6months AI won’t be ready cheap and available as it used to be because the companies giving you the AI are running at a loss each time you use their service. This is why Claude code had introduced a lot of restrictions and rate limits.

Also without programming knowledge you won’t even be able to effectively build and manage a good product. AI is good for starting new projects not managing a project( you need programming knowledge to effectively use ai on an existing project else you break the project) with existing data and thousands of users.

callmetade:
Some one should build an app that helps our nation and city clean,.. where there's a point for lawma carrying your trash

Working on this

Running all
Taken me.upto 4 years now
Two currently has revenue
Ai for students is been refocused to international students because Nigerians or Africans don't pay much
We need a mix of global users

davidaluu:
That's alot of projects being built at a go 😁, Which one amongst them peaks your interest the most?

I think it'll be best to focus on one to avoid burnout

pneumaticos:
Running all
Taken me.upto 4 years now
Two currently has revenue
Ai for students is been refocused to international students because Nigerians or Africans don't pay much
We need a mix of global users

Are you serious now??

Revealpanda:
Working on this

I've had that idea for a while and it has actually sounded really stupid but I always believed it's possible (not even because I can build it but I just thought about making our cities cleaner by involving people, rewarding them) I told few people about it,..but they don't get it they just told me it's stupid and not possible I guess.

callmetade:
Are you serious now?? I've had that idea for a while and it has actually sounded really stupid but I always believed it's possible (not even because I can build it but I just thought about making our cities cleaner by involving people, rewarding them) I told few people about it,..but they don't get it they just told me it's stupid and not possible I guess.

Omor... This just proves whatever idea you're thinking, someone out there is also thinking about it.... U just write wetin I the build word for word as if we've had this conversation before 🤔

U sure U didn't ask ChatGpt? Because I use it alot, maybe he copy my idea tell u

LOL

Revealpanda:
Omor... This just proves whatever idea you're thinking, someone out there is also thinking about it.... U just write wetin I the build word for word as if we've had this conversation before 🤔

U sure U didn't ask ChatGpt? Because I use it alot, maybe he copy my idea tell u

I swear to God,.. I remember very well one stupid day like that this very idea just popped up in my head and immediately I told someone he don't dig it as much as I expected ,.. i swear,... That's why when I saw the thread topic that was the first thing that came to my head ,.. I don't even know how to build an app,... You see I actually said someone should build not I'm building. I had that idea before,.. please build it,.. please,.. I give my trash away ,.. my app gives me maybe 5 coin and it keeps adding up,.. real coins that can be used for something meaningful,.. people will get involved more, environment will be cleaner.

callmetade:
LOL I swear to God,.. I remember very well one stupid day like that this very idea just popped up in my head and immediately I told someone he don't dig it as much as I expected ,.. i swear,... That's why when I saw the thread topic that was the first thing that came to my head ,.. I don't even know how to build an app,... You see I actually said someone should build not I'm building. I had that idea before,.. please build it,.. please,.. I give my trash away ,.. my app gives me maybe 5 coin and it keeps adding up,.. real coins that can be used for something meaningful,.. people will get involved more, environment will be cleaner.

It’s a good idea solving real world issue.

Do you have any other real world problems you think a SAAS/App can solve? I’d be interested to brainstorm.

davidaluu:
I think it'll be best to focus on one to avoid burnout

One marketer per produdct
Ideas and product creation is not a tiring thing for me though
But you right funding
Is a major one
But we move gradually