No Code Playbook

Have an idea for an app but no developer and no budget? You don’t need either.

The No-Code Playbook is a practical guide to building real web apps with visual tools. It starts with how every web app works underneath, then walks you through choosing the right tool, planning, building and launching, one clear step at a time. You don’t need a technical background. If you can use a spreadsheet, you can follow it.

What you’ll learn

• The five parts every web app is made of, and how they fit together

• How to choose between site builders, database tools, full-stack builders and automation platforms

• How to define the problem first, so you build the right thing

• How to design clean data tables that don’t break later

• How to build clear screens and forms that people finish

• How to automate work with triggers, conditions and actions

• How to set up logins, roles and permissions safely

• How to connect payments, email and other services

• How to test your app, launch calmly and keep it healthy

• When it’s time to bring in a developer

What’s inside

• 13 chapters of practical, step-by-step guidance

• 11 diagrams and charts that make the ideas easy to see

• Worked examples, including a bakery, a tool library and a physio clinic

• An eleven-week plan for taking a first real project from idea to launch

• Ready-to-copy checklists for data design, security, launch and monthly upkeep

• A plain-language glossary