I have always had a passion for technology. I have an undergrad in computer science but have spent the last ten years of my career on the business side of things. I built a few websites over the years (LAMP architecture), nothing fancy and mainly to learn and for fun. I haven't coded in a few years. Every time I decide to start again the thought of how far I've fallen stops me dead in my tracks.
I want to move from building simple php based websites to simple mobile apps (android, iOS, doesn't matter). There's no shortage of tutorials online but after an hour into the most basic tutorial I slowly get overwhelmed by how much has happened in web/mobile development and how depressing it would be to start at the "hello world" stage again!
What I'm looking for is 1) some assurance this is normal for techies at heart who havent been active in a while, and 2) some no-nonsense guides, tutorials that will quickly get me up to speed on mobile dev basics and help me get something out the door and on a device. I think once I'm over the initial hump it will get easier and come naturally but at the moment the sheer magnitude of what I don't know scares the bejesus out of me! Perhaps there is a meet up I can leverage of similar like minded people who are looking to kick start their coding/creative side again?
Tl;dr I'm a 30 something ex coder, want to learn mobile development, overwhelmed by how much I don't know, need help getting started.
