The Developer's Journey After Work: 20+ Projects in Six Months, Building a Stage for Independent Development

Have you ever wondered how a busy office worker, exhausted by their day-to-day tasks, finds the time to learn development after work and ends up creating over 20 projects?What’s even harder to imagine is that after all this, they discover that these outputs have no proper platform for recognition. Many people, despite their impressive skills, also struggle with a lack of exposure.So, he decided to build a stage himself, to give those talents the applause they deserve.❏ Event DetailsIn this online sharing session, we have invited Appie, the founder of the brand an App a Day, to discuss how he transitioned from having no engineering background to self-learning AI coding, managing to create over 20 side projects in six months.He will start from his earliest simple front-end interface, discussing how he later integrated back-end, cloud deployment, and scheduling systems, and how he evolved step by step while learning and working. A particularly crucial turning point occurred when colleagues repeatedly asked him how to use a particular tool, prompting him to create a community account for development and share the operation process through recorded videos.It was from that moment that he truly discovered the community of independent developers, realizing there were so many people quietly creating amazing things in their areas without any exposure.The core of this sharing session is actually to answer a question: if you are not an engineer and don’t have an impressive background, is what you create still worthy of being seen? His answer is: yes, it is worth it. He turned this answer into an award: the Golden Code Awards.At the end of the sharing, he will discuss how the Golden Code Awards was built from scratch, from establishing the official website system, creating a virtual team, finding partners, to managing public relations and branding, shifting from 'solitary development' to 'harnessing community power,' hoping to share this story and stage with anyone interested in independent development.❏ Speaker IntroductionAppie, with a non-technical background, became obsessed with development over six months through AI collaborative learning, losing sleep and neglecting meals. After exhausting himself with a high-pressure daytime job, he began to experiment with various tools every evening and independently developed and deployed over 20 Web Apps. His projects span various domains, from developing scheduling systems that solve personal pain points, cross-device clipboards, to casual little games, all types of calendars, and learning how to connect with back-end split-sharing software and group tools.Firmly believing that 'doing is what matters,' this sharing isn’t just a showcase of projects but a journey from 'simply solving personal pain points' to 'establishing specific development specifications and workflows,' then to 'building a stage for independent development.' He will also share the challenges encountered during the process of maintaining high output frequency. More about the Golden Code Awards: https://goldencodeawards.com/❏ Event ParticipantsHost: Qmoa, Founder of the AI Ark Project Speaker: Appie, Founder of an App a Day | Independent Developer · an App a Day (Online, not showing face) Organizer: AI Ark Project❏ Who Is This For?- If you’re not an engineer but have been using AI tools to create things you are proud of, yet don’t know how to get noticed.- If you hesitated about whether you qualify to share your work and wish to hear how others overcame this hurdle.- If you're so busy with your full-time job that you can hardly breathe but still want to know how others find time to work on their own projects.- If you're curious about the Golden Code Awards and want to hear firsthand stories from the founder.About UsThe AI Ark Project is a developing platform for cross-domain talent trust. We believe that a group of people has emerged in this era who use AI to accomplish cross-domain outputs; they may be engineers while also doing visual design or HR professionals capable of writing complete automated processes. Their abilities cannot be confined to a single job title.What the Ark aims to do is to transform this invisible practical ability into visible, trustworthy, and shareable things, relying not on job titles but on real experiences. We are still in the early stages. This sharing session is an invitation for you to engage and learn how these cross-domain producers have come this far. To learn more about what the Ark does, you can visit the official site of the AI Ark Project: https://www.projectark.tw.If you have ever felt that what you’ve created seems insignificant, this sharing session might help you rethink: what you lack isn’t capability, but merely an opportunity to be seen. See you online on September 23rd.