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Mia Johansson
Mia Johansson
3,572 Points
Posted by Mia Johansson
Mia Johansson
3,572 Points

What would it take to learn to make a social media app?

I want to learn to build a social media app. I understand it takes a lot more than learning programming languages but I would really appreciate it if someone could explain what goes into building a simple social media app. Also the steps to take to learn how to make the app. (I just don't understand how it works quite yet even though I know some programming) I'm learning Swift right now, and I know C++ pretty well. I have xcode installed.

2 Answers

Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points
Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points

Well C++ and Swift together I am sure could make a pretty stable social media app for iPhone since the next xCode version will have great support for having C++ and Swift together. I know there is a Python course for making a social media web app, the Swift 2.0 track will teach you a lot of what you need to know to make a social media app. It really depends on what exactly you are looking to build. Every big social network takes way different types of programming. Good luck with your Swift classes!

Fernando Boza
Fernando Boza
25,384 Points
Fernando Boza
Fernando Boza
25,384 Points

Hey Mia, every network would need a backend and frontend. For an iOS app, you can either build a server using node, firebase, or Parse.

It would heavily rely on Object Oriented programming, a db(database) for users, clients, etc.

To better understand your question it would require more info on your part, what do you expect it to do, what not do, etc.