Mortgage calculator simple

How it started

This was my first ever finished project.

It all began when I started to learn to code by myself, a few years ago, before AI was a thing. I started watching a random dude on YouTube teaching Java, OOP and programming basics. The idea behind the series was to create a simple mortgage calculator using Java and to learn about classes, methods, variables, encapsulation and refactoring.

I liked it so much that I started to improve the finished Java program, change it, add features, until it evolved into the idea of publishing an app.

I did not start doing so until I decided to buy myself a house, and I thought it would be a good idea to have a simple tool to calculate the mortgage interest at all times.

I wanted to make it available for everyone, so I started learning Swift and iOS development, and I ended up publishing the app.

I have to be clear: AI did have an important role in the development and publishing of the app itself. It’s not easy to publish in the App Store at first, but the idea, the design, the code and the publishing process were all my own work.

The first users and reviewers were my closest friends and family. I was so proud. Even though now it seems like a very simple app that could be done in a few minutes with AI, I am happy.

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What comes next

I use this app myself very often, but publishing to Android is an unfinished task for this project. After I finished iOS development, I changed focus, but publishing to Android is still on my mind.