I really want to learn how to code. To be able to make apps and games. It is a skill that is going to continue to be in demand for years and years to come. Robots may be taking our jobs but you coders are the ones telling them what to do. And this site is one, of many, who can use you talented developers to make apps. Are you a student who has his laptop with them 24/7? A recent graduate with the summer off? Maybe you work a job you don't like and are trying to find other sources of income on your time off? Or maybe you like your job and are still looking for other ways to use your skills to make money? Check out steemit.com, it is a site that is happy for you to create whatever app you want and one of the only sites where you can see money for your progress.
Steemit is a social media/blogging site where users share a spilt of the weekly cryptocurrrency reward pool. It is given out, for free, because as with any cryptocurrency, the more people who use it, the higher the chance the value of the coin goes up. This site is still newer and what it really needs are apps that run on their blockchain. There are people who are working on an app so you can upload video and they have already created different interfaces for users so they can be presented the content in different ways. But if you have any ideas for an app that would work for a social media site or could utilize a cryptocurrency such as steem, you are in high demand here. Maybe you can make a game that uses the currency as in-game currency that people can make by selling their items? Maybe you can create an app for contests where people can easily run them and users can win rewards? Or maybe something that helps people with work/weight-lose/community/scheduling? Any idea you have for an app, this might be its home.
For details I think the site recognizes Python and Java. And the code of steemit is MIT Open Source. As you can tell I lack the technical expertise but there are users on here who I'm sure will be willing to help (if you need it, you coders are like wizards). Maybe some users can add more information about programming languages and other technical details that would help in the comments.
Sure you could create apps for Facebook or the Google store but that is highly competitive. How many apps get released on the Google store in a week? There is a good chance your work will get seen here and you can even link your progress in the comments below. Which brings me to the biggest benefit to you for making an app here. You can get paid, well, just for your updates. Here are some examples:
An update on the beta of busy.org is sitting at over $1,300 in value:
@busy.org/busy-news-three-months-beta-what-s-new-next
And here is an update on where is at steemQ that is sitting at over $560:
@furion/teaser-steemq-player-gets-timeline-support
That is just for the post itself. Yeah they have been here longer and have the support of users but I am telling you, if you work on an app that will bring value to this site, there is a high chance you will get noticed. You can do a few updates a week, make sure they are blog length, add photos and you can make good money as you work to create your app, an app that you have the freedom to choose what it is and how it works. It is a great place for a side project and I really think you should check it out.
*my upvotes/rep disclaimer: @whatageek/my-steemit-account-where-i-stand-on-bots-self-votes-and-multiple-account