# Learning to create apps, recommendations?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/learning-to-create-apps-recommendations/8854>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Tags:** app\
**Created:** [February 7, 2019, 9:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/learning-to-create-apps-recommendations/8854 "2019-02-07T09:56:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nigel\_Scott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nigel_scott/32/10602_2.png) [@Nigel\_Scott](https://community.homey.app/u/Nigel_Scott)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 9:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/learning-to-create-apps-recommendations/8854/1 "2019-02-07T09:56:18Z")

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Does anyone have any recommendations of books for a newbie wanting to start out creating an app, sort of like a dummy’s guide, or any websites/YouTube videos to which ever programming language Homey needs to use.

Ones which may show me how to create a basic app first then advance from there?

Is it Python the apps are primarily written in?

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 10:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/learning-to-create-apps-recommendations/8854/2 "2019-02-07T10:38:37Z")

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> [@Nigel\_Scott](#):
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> Is it Python the apps are primarily written in?

No, it’s JavaScript.

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**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/learning-to-create-apps-recommendations/8854/3 "2019-02-07T15:21:59Z")

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[https://apps.developer.athom.com/](https://apps.developer.athom.com/)

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**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/learning-to-create-apps-recommendations/8854/4 "2019-02-08T00:27:33Z")

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But for a complete absolutely beginner - there are lots of articles on learning JavaScript (JS).

Then To apply that knowledge to Homey checkout the [drivers](https://apps.developer.athom.com/tutorial-Drivers.html) page the JPe4619 linked. And read the code from the apps on the app store - (its under community).