The Vkontakte application is not as easy to make as it might seem at first. A minimal interface and a small volume of one mini-program hides the hard work of a whole team of developers. To go this way from start to finish, you need to be in the mood for serious work.
Develop an application? Easily
The Vkontakte application is a full-fledged program, for the creation of which you need to know programming at a "decent" level. If you have this knowledge, then it is obvious that developing an application will be much easier for you. If not, try learning at least the basics of languages like HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript. But the most important thing is that in your head and on paper there is an idea for a future project.
Either way, putting together a good team is the right option. To be engaged in the creation of a serious application, which is focused on making a profit, alone is long and pointless.
Ideally, your team should have at least four people. The main link is the programmer - he will develop the code on which, in fact, the application will run. Do not neglect the services of a designer, as a high-quality interface will reward you a hundredfold in the end. It would also not hurt to have a PR manager in your team who will promote the application, and a copywriter who can fill the project with content. If you have limited funds and have difficulty finding employees, use freelance exchanges on the Internet.
How Vkontakte applications work
Any Vkontakte application runs on one of two technologies available on the social network - ActionScript (better known as Flash) and IFrame. The first step is to understand the advantages and disadvantages of each of the technologies. In short, a Flash application is a complete program, and it is more often used to create games. Your project will be stored in a file with a. SWF extension.
IFrame is a site for which you have to buy a domain and pay for hosting. Pages of this site will be loaded into the application as needed. Recently, programmers have opted for IFrame, since Flash is considered an aging technology that can be replaced with another programming language.
Be sure to familiarize yourself with the work of the Vkontakte API. This is a system that simplifies the development of applications on a social network and stands for "Application Programming Interface". In general, it is advisable to fully familiarize yourself with the development manual so that later you will not be surprised by surprises.
registration
For the Vkontakte application to work, it is imperative to obtain approval from the administration of the social network. If it does not meet at least one of the requirements or has a non-functional interface, you will not receive any approval. In any case, until you improve your creation. The complexity of this process is that administrators often do not have time to explain the essence of the reason why the application cannot be published. Therefore, it is better to follow the rules in advance and develop the project in accordance with them.
