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Patrick Metcalfe
Courses Plus Student 7,563 PointsOrder of Operations
I'm working on a project for a friend and he is looking for me to work on the full stack from design to development, and this is my first project so I don't really know where to start. Should I start with the design, mockups, etc. or do I begin with the backend functionality(It's a fairly complex web app that I'm doing in Rails). Any help is appreciated.
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John Locke
15,479 PointsAfter kicking off the project and determining what the purpose of the app is, I would think about how the back end is going to function, and think about the storyboard of the app. The specific styles is one of the last things to address, because those can be changed. You have to think about how the functionality and front-facing interface are going to work together right at the beginning.