I understand how to code… To an extent. I know syntax and can solve problems given a set of tools (such as source code, functions, etc). I’ve made mods and basic programs (literally and figuratively), but I’ve never messed with internet stuff other than networking and mostly on the hardware side.
I don’t expect to make anything that will catch on, but maybe I can make a perfectly adapted thing for my own personal use. Would it be a good learning experience, or would jumping from modding and making, like, a DnD character sheet generator into making a front end for a website/service be a bit of an undertaking?
Making an Android or iPhone app can be a huge can of worms, all thanks to Google and Apple. However, with some basic knowledge of networking, you can easily go through the API documentation of LemmyNet and make some TUI based app for desktop. Python modules can simplify the process. If you will be using Python, there is a wrapper for this API too. See this list for wrappers for other languages. You can do all sorts of things with these wrappers.