I want to build my very first app and "post" it on the apple/google App store...
- I want it to be for both iOS and Android.
- I do not mind learning a new programming language.
- Cross platform, to write one code for both platforms. Can't spend too much time learning multiple languages :p
- I already know JavaScript/jQuery, MySQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, etc. but that's for web, not for apps...right? Wrong?
- I need to get it done fast, hence cross platform. One code, two OS (Android & iOS). I'll invest the time latter, in life, to learn each individual SDK. Not now.
- Stability: Since it's going to be cross platform, stability is important.
The App
It's going to be something similar to UPS, with pickup-delivery requests, etc. 3 apps, one for the client, one for the workers and one for administration.
Client side
- It needs to connect to a database
- Calculate distances based on the user address input (or current location/GPS) and the user input for the delivery address.
- Calculate rates, based on "driving distance" miles. Not linear distance.
- Provide delivery status (driver location), profferebly in real time if possible.
- Provide delivery confirmation
The worker side app
- It needs to receive the client's orders, based on what worker is closer to the client. Not all workers receive the same/all orders.
- It needs to feed the location of the worker back to the client, both before arrival and after delivery.
- Provide driving directions.
- It needs to have a way to save signatures after delivery.
- Provide a delivery confirmation to the client.
- Geolocation when delivered.
The administration can be a web or executable software.
Required
It may need more, but so far I identified these:
- Use the device's GPS
- Maybe it needs google maps API
- Authentication: Log in AND Device's MAC address, for both Client & Worker app
- MySQL database, to store all. Transactions,
Where do I start and what will I need?
