
Welcome to the course! This video will give you an overview of what we'll cover, what platform we'll use, and what you'll build by the end of the course.
Let's talk about No Code: What it is, how to use it, and what platforms are available.
Now let's get started with planning. We'll break it down into four sections:
Understand high level functionality: Determine roughly what users can see and do.
Decide User Roles: Determine the types of users and roughly what they can do (admin, editor, guest etc)
Design Data Structure: Establish the data hierarchy, relationships between tables. E.g. main tables like (e.g., inventory, categories, users, orders, leads) and any helper tables like comments, statuses).
Map User Experiences: Detail the specific user experiences and functionalities.
Detailed planning: Outline the workflows, actions, and navigation through more detailed wire framing, specifications, or bullet points.
How you organize your data sets the groundwork for how your app will eventually work with real user data. We'll talk about:
Tabular vs freeform data
Organizing data into different tables
Choosing a data source
Creating a new table in our development platform
The app interface is how users will interact with the software you build, so it's very important to think about how to make that experience as smooth as possible. We'll set up a few different screens for users and talk about how to make them intuitive.
Once you've organized the data and through about the user interface, you can start automating processes in your app with workflows and artificial intelligence. We'll talk about how to create automations, leverage integrations with other platforms, and incorporate AI into your software.
Once everything has been built and tested, it's time to publish and share the app!
You no longer need to be a programmer to build an app. In this course, we’ll get you started off with a simple project that covers all the fundamentals for building business software. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, freelancer, or business owner looking to streamline operations, we'll guide you step by step on the best way to approach your project. We will be using Glide, a web-based No Code platform, to build our app.
This course is split into six main topics. They are:
Understanding No Code app development
Thinking through business problems and brainstorming solutions
Building the data infrastructure to support your app
Designing a user interface
Creating automations with workflows and AI
Publishing and sharing your app with users.
We'll look at an inventory manager platform as our example together. Follow along with the app as we build it with our inventory management template, linked in the lecture resources. After the course, you'll be able to fully customize this app to meet your needs, or to build a new app for whatever business problem you identify.
No previous software development experience is required! We will give you everything you need to know to start understanding how to build your own, real software without knowing how to code.