I Can't Code, But I Built 3 Open-Source Business Apps — Here's How

I Can't Code, But I Built 3 Open-Source Business Apps — Here's How I don't know Python. I can't write JavaScript from scratch. I've never formally learned any programming language. But in the last year, I've built and shipped three open-source business applications that are live, functional, and growing. One of them is a full multi-tenant ERP system with 65+ database tables, real-time WebSocket updates, and AI-powered features. This is how I did it. My Background I'm not a developer. I'm a guy from Sri Lanka who understands business operations — how a retail shop runs, how an auto service center manages work orders, how accounting should flow. I've worked with business software my whole career and always thought: "I could build something better than this." The problem was always the same: I had the ideas but not the coding skills. Then AI changed everything. The Approach: AI as My Development Partner I use AI tools — primarily Claude — as my coding partner. But let me be clear about wh