A friend of mine was in a need of an application, where he can scan a barcode (e.g. a milk bottle), enter some value (e.g. number of bottles left in stock) and submit these two values to a pre-defined API url using a POST request.
Me: I can do it for you in 4 hours! ( Using Corona SDK )
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… a week passed
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…well, I think every one developer has his/here experiences with optimistic estimates. But 40 hours later (10x the estimate) I had the app released, including setting up a simple website (using Hugo + Amazon S3 + it’s free SSL for the first time), including designing app and Play store graphics.
A screenshot:
Corona SDK and the (paid) barcode plugin was a time-saver when building this app!
Link to the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.lacora.barcodetoapi
Application’s website: