--- title: The Quest Journal #1 — The journey of shipping an app I... description: A full-stack web developer with no mobile experience documents the start of his journey to build and ship an iOS app in two months for a hackathon called... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-quest-journal-1-the-journey-of-shipping-an-app-i-don-t-know-how-to-build-y7z4d91pc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Quest Journal #1 — The journey of shipping an app I don’t know how to build | daily.dev og:description: A full-stack web developer with no mobile experience documents the start of his journey to build and ship an iOS app in two months for a hackathon called... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-quest-journal-1-the-journey-of-shipping-an-app-i-don-t-know-how-to-build-y7z4d91pc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Y7Z4d91pc.png og:image:alt: The Quest Journal #1 — The journey of shipping an app I don’t know how to build og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Quest Journal #1 — The journey of shipping an app I don’t know how to build **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A full-stack web developer with no mobile experience documents the start of his journey to build and ship an iOS app in two months for a hackathon called Shipaton. The app concept is a focus/productivity tool that gamifies personal skill growth using an RPG-style XP system, inspired by The Elder Scrolls. The author juggles a full-time job and parenthood, working nights and early mornings to make it happen. This is the first entry in an ongoing journal series. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The Quest Journal \#2 — Revealing my super secret plan](https://daily.dev/posts/the-quest-journal-2-revealing-my-super-secret-plan-f5tjh1xl5) · Medium · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Stop Waiting for the Big Idea. 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