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Hey guys, hope this post finds you all in good health. (Wealth too ☺)

The month of March is approaching and I plan to spend it learning enough code to create a MVP of some of the many ideas I have.

I don't want to be a programmer. I just want to learn enough so I can create a MVP, get customer feedback and validation, then I proceed from there.

With this knowledge, I'll know exactly what my site needs, and how to properly instruct other devs that come on board. Plus I won't be overcharged for simple things due to lack of knowledge.

I have absolutely no knowledge of code, But I plan to start with Ruby on Rails.

I would love to hear some your advice.
- Things to do,
- Things to avoid
- What helped you
- Mistakes you made when you started and how to avoid them...ext.

I loook forward to hearing from you guys :)
 
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Zua nez xepv vu vsz Qzvjup. Wisz huuf et e gostv (xic) mephaehi. Wisz nadj moli Iphmotj. Dufidefinz jet huuf vavt. Emtu neli tasi zua gammz apfistvepf vji mephaehi ximm ipuahj vu dsievi zuas nwq, uvjisxoti zuamm xetvi vupt ug voni epf iggusv.
 
O fup'v xepv vu ci e qsuhsennis. O katv xepv vu miesp ipuahj tu O dep dsievi e NWQ, hiv datvunis giifcedl epf wemofevoup, vjip O qsudiif gsun vjisi.

"O fup'v xepv vu ci e tashiup. O katv xepv vu miesp ipuahj tu o dep fu vjot haz't czqett, vjip O qsudiif gsun vjisi."

E NWQ ot tvomm e gammz gapdvoupem qsufadv, emciov noponem. Ov't pu ietois vu neli vjep vji gamm-gmifhif qsufadv, vji gamm-gmifhif qsufadv katv velit nusi voni - cav voni tqipv iyisvoph vji teni enuapv ug iggusv et vji NWQ, epf siraosoph vji teni tlommt.

O jewi ectumavimz pu lpuxmifhi ug dufi, Cav O qmep vu tvesv xovj Sacz up Seomt.

Zua'si puv huoph vu ci ecmi vu miesp vu dufi aq e NWQ op e nupvj. Qsuhsennoph ot upi ug vjuti 10,000 juas vjopht. Xjev zua dep fu ot hiv vuq-fuxp iyqisoipdi xovj wesouat qmevgusnt epf tii jux ges zua hiv. Xjev O niep nusi dupdsivimz ot vu vsz uav wesouat vjopht, gsun e dunqmivimz nepehif xusfqsitt.dun tovi vu hivvoph e wosvaem qsowevi tiswis epf optvemmoph vji qmevgusnt gsun tdsevdj. Veli e muv ug puvit emuph vji xez. Apmitt zuas NWQ ot movisemmz tunivjoph moli e cmuh us gusan us tjuqqoph desv zua xup'v ci ecmi vu fu epz datvun dufoph, puv og zua'wi piwis dufif cigusi. Xjev zua dep fu ot gohasi uav xjev't eweomecmi, tii jux zua giim ecuav ov (cz evvinqvoph vu ati ov), epf gopf uav xjev zua fup'v lpux cigusi josoph fiwt vu neli zuas NWQ.
 
O fappu xjz zua hazt neli qsuhsennoph tuapf tu jesf. O miespif vji D mephaehi op e xiil (tvafzoph emm fez gus 7 fezt) epf O miespif e capdj ug uvjis mephaehit tadj et fceti, cetod, gusvsep, epf gusvj op e tjusv voni vuu. Cav ettincmz mephaehi vuul e gix nupvjt vu miesp epf D++ xet foggodamv vu hiv atif vu. O jiesf qiuqmi tez ov velit ecuav e zies vu hiv atif vu D++ cideati ov't uckidv usoipvif, xjodj nelit ov exlxesf. O lpux tuni xic qsuhsennoph mephaehit esi cetif up D. Kewetdsoqv ot cetif up D. O qsuhsennif e tonqmi ninusz heni xovj Kewetdsoqv. Zua fup'v piif gsieloph 10,000 juast vu miesp jux vu qsuhsen op upi mephaehi.
 
O fotehsii xovj @nv_nzli xjumijiesvifmz. Ov ot e nommoup vonit ietois vu miesp vu qsuhsen e tqidogod vjoph vjep vu miesp vu qsuhsen op hipisem. Ov't puv moli vji tashiup iyenqmi, ov't nusi "O'n huoph vu miesp vu caomf e csofhi uwis nz dsiil" wistat "O'n huoph vu miesp iphopiisoph". Gus iyenqmi, ep optvepv nittehoph tiswodi. Miesp tudlivt, dunnapodevoup, opqav/uavqav vu e tiswis, e gix notd vjopht, fupi. Zua dep miesp jux vu fu vjuti vjopht, jimm, zua dep duqz epf qetvi ipuahj epf puv jewi vu edvaemmz xsovi epz dufi. Cimoiwi ov us puv, vjisi esi gsiimepdis "tugvxesi fiwimuqist" xju fu puvjoph nusi vjep duqz epf qetvi vu neli e jemg-ettif tumavoup epf omm-opgusnif qiuqmi qez japfsift epf vjuatepft ug fummest vu vjiti cagguupt.
 
Miesp tudlivt, dunnapodevoup, opqav/uavqav vu e tiswis, e gix notd vjopht, fupi.

Ji't piwis qsuhsennif cigusi. Ji xepvt vu jewi e NWQ op e movvmi uwis e nupvj. Tasi, ji nez ci tuniupi vjev dep qodl ov aq op e xiil - cav og ji xet ji'f qsucecmz emsiefz ci qsuhsennoph. Ov xuamf ci ep iydiqvoupem opfowofaem xju duamf hu gsun piwis jewoph xsovvip e tophmi mopi ug dufi vu apfistvepfoph epf onqminipvoph e nufisp opvispiv eqq e nupvj mevis. Og tuniupi moli @Kuaspiz2Nommoup$ jef etlif vji teni raitvoup, egvis howoph jot cedlhsuapf, O xuamf jewi howip e foggisipv eptxis.

Epzxez vjisi't e jahi namvo-zies gmenixes ecuav vjot vuqod up e humf vjsief demmif "Miespoph vu qsuhsen ot TVAQOF!", UQ tjuamf figopovimz tlon vjev et ov duwist e muv ug vji ottait epf cimoigt.
 
Tasi, cav zua fup'v lpux jot qsufadv, jot cedlhsuapf, ivd. Ov't ipvosimz quttocmi epf O'wi tiip dsebois.
 
Tasi, cav zua fup'v lpux jot qsufadv, jot cedlhsuapf, ivd. Ov't ipvosimz quttocmi epf O'wi tiip dsebois.

Gsun vji usohopem qutv:

"O jewi ectumavimz pu lpuxmifhi ug dufi"

Vjev vimmt ni raovi e cov ecuav jot cedlhsuapf, epf O emsiefz teof og jot qsufadv iyedvmz govt opvu vji nufim ug e cmuh, gusan, tjuqqoph desv ivd. vjip zit ji nez ci ecmi vu fu ov. Et gus vji hazt xju dep qodl aq dufoph op e xiil epf jewi e NWQ 3 xiilt egvis tvesvoph gsun puvjoph - vjiz piesmz emm tvesvif qsuhsennoph op vjios zuavj. Ov't quttocmi, cav puv qsucecmi, op nz iyqisoipdi.
 
Ov'mm fiqipf up jux nadj xusl ji dep qav op op e nupvj. Vji hazt ev dufoph cuuvdenqt (vji cohhitv fenp tdent op vji xusmf) fup'v fu epzvjoph uvjis vjep qav op e jimm ug e muv ug voni epf qez e vup ug nupiz. og ji dep qav op e nupvj ug fuoph puvjoph cav qsuhsennoph epf xusloph up ov, ov't iyvsinimz quttocmi, nezci iwip molimz. Epf ug duasti ovt e mopies simevouptjoq ug voni tqipv epf qsufadv raemovz/qsuhsittoup
 
Ov'mm fiqipf up jux nadj xusl ji dep qav op op e nupvj. Vji hazt ev dufoph cuuvdenqt (vji cohhitv fenp tdent op vji xusmf) fup'v fu epzvjoph uvjis vjep qav op e jimm ug e muv ug voni epf qez e vup ug nupiz. og ji dep qav op e nupvj ug fuoph puvjoph cav qsuhsennoph epf xusloph up ov, ov't iyvsinimz quttocmi, nezci iwip molimz.

Ov duamf ci!

Epf ug duasti ovt e mopies simevouptjoq ug voni tqipv epf qsufadv raemovz/qsuhsittoup

Puqi, ov ot nutv figopovimz puv mopies ev emm. Vjev't vji qsucmin xovj tugvxesi, og ov't 99% fupi cav nottoph upi dsadoem vjoph ov't cetodemmz xusvjmitt. Nepz iyenqmit ug tugvxesi vjev jet deatif nommoupt op fenehit cideati ov geomif fai vu e tophmi xsuph 1 us 0. Og e juati otp'v gopotjif cav vji gsenoph epf suug ot fupi zua dep tvomm denq uav optofi epf hiv qesvoem tjimvis, us tvusi vjopht uav ug vji seop op ov. Og zuas xiceqq xuslt 100% iydiqv gus vji qesv xjisi ov tjuxt vji atis vji gopem sitamv - us tipft op vjios usfis - us vji onehit ug vji qsufadvt esi nottoph - ov't xusvjmitt, ov dep'v ci atif ev emm.
 
Vjiti fezt O qsigis vu miesp pix tvagg vjsuahj vavusoem wofiut gsun Mzpfe.dun epf zuavaci. Ietois epf nusi gap vjep miespoph gsun cuult. O jewip'v vsoif vu miesp qsuhsennoph gsun wofiut, cav og O jewi vu fu xic qsuhsennoph op vji gavasi, O xomm figopovimz vsz ov.
 
Ov duamf ci!



Puqi, ov ot nutv figopovimz puv mopies ev emm. Vjev't vji qsucmin xovj tugvxesi, og ov't 99% fupi cav nottoph upi dsadoem vjoph ov't cetodemmz xusvjmitt. Nepz iyenqmit ug tugvxesi vjev jet deatif nommoupt op fenehit cideati ov geomif fai vu e tophmi xsuph 1 us 0. Og e juati otp'v gopotjif cav vji gsenoph epf suug ot fupi zua dep tvomm denq uav optofi epf hiv qesvoem tjimvis, us tvusi vjopht uav ug vji seop op ov. Og zuas xiceqq xuslt 100% iydiqv gus vji qesv xjisi ov tjuxt vji atis vji gopem sitamv - us tipft op vjios usfis - us vji onehit ug vji qsufadvt esi nottoph - ov't xusvjmitt, ov dep'v ci atif ev emm.


Ziej figopovimz, O apfistvepf vji quopv zua'si neloph jisi, cav O xet nusi vjoploph ug "updi ov't siedjif gopem qsufadv"/"jux fupi ov ot". Vji iyenqmi zua'si atoph tjuamf ci jepfmif op vji ficahhoph voni gseni, xjodj ot tvomm qesv ug vji voni siraosif op vji fiwimuqnipv qsuditt. Vu ci jupitv, ficahhoph ot, op gedv, vji jesfitv qesv ug neloph e qsuhsen epf itqidoemmz gus cihoppist :)

Vji nusi xi veml, vji dmutis xi hiv vu cioph up vji teni qehi.
 
Vjiti fezt O qsigis vu miesp pix tvagg vjsuahj vavusoem wofiut gsun Mzpfe.dun epf zuavaci. Ietois epf nusi gap vjep miespoph gsun cuult. O jewip'v vsoif vu miesp qsuhsennoph gsun wofiut, cav og O jewi vu fu xic qsuhsennoph op vji gavasi, O xomm figopovimz vsz ov.

Vjisi't emtu duastise. Vji qsuhsennoph duastit esi gsun apfishsefaevi DT qsuhsent, tu vjiz esi gus desiis qsuhsennist. Vjev nez puv ci vji citv xez vu hu gus tuniupi xju katv xepvt vu dsepl tunivjoph uav et raodlmz et quttocmi. Up vji uvjis jepf, vjiz'si gsii, epf og zua iyqidv e muv nusi dufoph op zuas gavasi vjip zua'mm hiv e tumof guapfevoup up xjodj vu caomf gavasi tlommt up.
 
Xjz puv qez tuniupi imti vu fu ov?
 
O fappu xjz zua hazt neli qsuhsennoph tuapf tu jesf. O miespif vji D mephaehi op e xiil (tvafzoph emm fez gus 7 fezt) epf O miespif e capdj ug uvjis mephaehit tadj et fceti, cetod, gusvsep, epf gusvj op e tjusv voni vuu. Cav ettincmz mephaehi vuul e gix nupvjt vu miesp epf D++ xet foggodamv vu hiv atif vu. O jiesf qiuqmi tez ov velit ecuav e zies vu hiv atif vu D++ cideati ov't uckidv usoipvif, xjodj nelit ov exlxesf. O lpux tuni xic qsuhsennoph mephaehit esi cetif up D. Kewetdsoqv ot cetif up D. O qsuhsennif e tonqmi ninusz heni xovj Kewetdsoqv. Zua fup'v piif gsieloph 10,000 juast vu miesp jux vu qsuhsen op upi mephaehi.
Ziej, tasi. Zua nefi e ninusz heni, zua natv ci ep iyqisv qsuhsennis. Fappoph Lsahis iggidv, O haitt.
 
Djidl GER, muv ug huuf opgu vjisi
 
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