The fastest way to build an app isn't just about code; it's about skipping the boring setup.
Think of building an app or a website. You have a great idea - say, a massive space station! But before you can build, you spend hours just sorting through thousands of basic bricks to find the right ones, or even having to make those bricks yourself.
In the world of professional development, that "boring sorting" is creating fake usernames, imaginary addresses, or long, made-up stories just to see if your app looks right. This takes a lot of time.
I used to waste so much time on this setup, but after finding some smart tools, I realized I could cut the overall time it takes to build a new app by about 30%.
Why? Because these tools do the boring parts instantly.
Here’s how you can save that time too, whether you’re building a simple school website or a complex software or app.
The Big Time Waster: Making Up Fake Stuff
No matter what you're building, a phone app, a website, or a piece of computer software, you always need dummy information (test data) to test it out.
- If you're making a social media app, you need hundreds of fake user profiles.
- If you're making a shopping website, you need thousands of imaginary products with fake prices and descriptions.
- If you're designing a news site, you need long, realistic-looking articles to fill the spaces.
If you make all this up yourself, it takes hours! This is time that could be spent making your app fun, fast, and bug-free.
My Secret Strategy
I started using a smart website called FakerBox.
Think of it as a factory for instantly creating any kind of fake, realistic information you need. It has over 25 specialized tools that do the hard work for you.
1. Instant Lists for Database
If I'm building a backend, I need a huge list of fake users.
The Database List Tool: I tell it, "I need 1,000 users with a first name, last name, and a middle name." In one click, person data generator gives me a perfect list that I can instantly plug into my app’s brain.
The ID Maker Tool: When my app needs a secure, unique number for a user (like an ID card number), I use the UUID Generator to get a long, complex, and totally unique number instantly. It's much safer and faster than trying to make one up.
2. Realistic Text and Look for Websites
When I design a website, I need to make sure the text fits perfectly. Using the classic "Lorem Ipsum" often looks weird.
The Text and Story Tools: Instead of ugly placeholder text, I use the lorem ipsum tool to grab content in specific length, whether its a sentence, a paragraph or words. This makes my website look finished even before I write the real content.
The Address Tools: If my app has a form asking for an address, the address generator instantly creates a fake street, city, and zip code. This ensures the form can handle real-world addresses without me having to type them all out.
Explore 25 other tools on the website and use them to maximize your productivity.
The Big Gain: Why 30% Time Saving is Real
By making this one small change, using smart tools to create all my test data, I stopped acting like a data entry clerk.
The time saving is huge because when I can instantly create the fake data I need, I can spend all my brain power on the fun parts: solving coding puzzles, designing cool features, and making the app ready for real users.
It's the difference between building your own LEGO bricks and having a huge, perfectly organized bin of bricks ready for your space station idea.
Bookmark it and add it to your daily essential tools kit.