
I'm Not a Developer — So I Built a Movie App in 2 Months with AI
I'll be honest with you: I don't know how to code. No JavaScript, no Python, no SQL. I can't read a stack trace and I wouldn't know what a pull request looks like. And yet, two months ago I decided to build a web app — because I was genuinely frustrated with a problem I couldn't find a good solution for. This is that story. The Problem I Was Tired Of Every evening, the same ritual. Open Netflix. Scroll for 20 minutes. Nothing looks right. Switch to HBO. Scroll again. Maybe Prime? Back to Netflix. Eventually give up and watch something random, or nothing at all. I wasn't looking for a list of "top 100 films." I wasn't looking for another algorithm that shows me what's trending. I just wanted someone — or something — to tell me: watch this. tonight. on the platform you already have. One answer. Not fifty options. I searched for an app that did exactly that. I didn't find one I liked. So I built it. Building Without Knowing How to Code I used Lovable — an AI-powered tool that lets you des
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