I'm creating a simple mobile app for a class project. What is the quickest and easiest way to develop a "proof of concept" or prototype for someone with limited technical skills? [more inside]
posted by AceRock on Nov 12, 2012 - 8 answers

I have a really good idea for an online...website thing. Involving user submission. I don't know anything about programming or what-all. Help me figure out what tools I need to create this! [more inside]
posted by threeants on Sep 3, 2012 - 15 answers

I want to make an interactive children's book app for iOS. I will be doing all the artwork and animation myself but don't know what would be a fair price to pay for a developer (coder?). [more inside]
posted by bonobothegreat on Jun 6, 2012 - 9 answers

How do mobile developers detect screen sizes, types and other information about the display of various phones in the wild? [more inside]
posted by loquacious on Apr 17, 2012 - 3 answers

Dear Chaps, I have two products, an Excel spreadsheet and a Filemaker Pro database. The excel spreadsheet is for sale to mortgage brokers. It's the kind of thing designed for a user to enter figures and get all kinds of graphs and information based on the data entered. The other is a contact manager database, again designed as an easy-to-use program for the end user. Does it make sense to turn these products into iPhone/Android/Cloud-based apps, and what would be the next steps in doing so? In other words, what exactly would I be turning them into, and whom would I outsource this job to, if it makes economical sense?
posted by DesmondDoomsday on Apr 4, 2012 - 4 answers

[app development filter] I know little about apps and don't even own an iPhone; please help me to commission a developer to customise her existing app so it can be used by my own customers. [more inside]
posted by braemar on Nov 1, 2011 - 6 answers

How much should I charge for developing a mobile/web app? And, should I charge hourly, weekly, or ask for a fulltime position? [more inside]
posted by Earl the Polliwog on Sep 20, 2011 - 8 answers

I want to get into game development for android. Where do I hang out online, who do I talk to, what do I need to know, and what do I read? [more inside]
posted by Cogentesque on Jun 6, 2011 - 7 answers

Hide/move taskbar persistently, like locking a phone from a baby? Is there an Android app for that? If not, who would I ask? [more inside]
posted by notashroom on Apr 11, 2011 - 3 answers

Questions about iPad app development. [more inside]
posted by hal_c_on on Mar 12, 2011 - 11 answers

What's the best development tool/framework to create my specific iPhone app idea? [more inside]
posted by AmbroseChapel on Feb 7, 2011 - 17 answers

How to get into app development business? [more inside]
posted by tessalations999 on Nov 8, 2010 - 7 answers

App development for idiots. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 24, 2010 - 5 answers

I want to create a simple but dynamic Bible-reading web app from the ground up. I have very little web design and development experience. Where do I begin? [more inside]
posted by joshrholloway on Apr 22, 2010 - 4 answers

How can I learn how to programmatically recognized Japanese handwriting? [more inside]
posted by Vorteks on Apr 13, 2010 - 9 answers

What is the most painless route to developing and selling an iPhone app? [more inside]
posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis on Nov 9, 2009 - 21 answers

I have a Flash game that I'd like to port over to the iPhone but I don't have the time nor the patience to do it myself. Are their any companies out there that will develop the application for you, for a price?
posted by nam3d on Sep 17, 2009 - 5 answers

How do I go about protecting my idea when I approach a developer about coding an iPhone app? [more inside]
posted by Thrillhouse on Jul 18, 2009 - 17 answers

Looking for experiences (good and bad) that anyone has had with a service called "RentACoder.com" or any recommendations for a similar service. [more inside]
posted by worker_bee on Jul 6, 2007 - 17 answers