1.4 Programming Your Mobile App

You can do this. You can program, or in today's vernacular, you can code. You can be a coder. But beware: a big mistake when developing your mobile app is to let someone else do the coding for you. The right person to code your mobile app is you. Is coding easy? No, but nothing worthwhile is. Is coding insanely hard? No, but it's really up to you. People tend to pick up programming and do well at it because they code with intention. Coding with intention means that you are coding with purpose, coding for a paycheck, and understanding that your mobile app business makes money because you code better than most and understand the business environment.

Unfortunately, coding mobile apps has some pitfalls, the first of which is a lack of humility. So you want to go it alone and code your entire mobile app by yourself because you don't want anybody to know your brilliant idea? Coding is hard enough, but it is really hard programming alone. Don't be seduced by the thought that you can't take on a partner or two because you think your mobile app should have its own security clearance. Keeping your mobile app idea low-key is a good idea, but getting good, trusted help is a better idea. Have the humility that helps you understand that one person going it alone is possible, but it is usually better to include others.