several times i’ve had a look at ning and while i knew there was something there, i just wasn’t getting it. either i didn’t have enough time or my very rough programming skills had deteriorated so badly that i wasn’t seeing it. well that’s changed. today i had a look at this screencast on creating a pix ning application in 6 minutes.

of course the 6 minutes thing is pushing it… no one can type that fast or find the snippets of code they want that quickly but what it does do illustrate very well how powerful ning is. i cloned an existing app for my brautigan site and was feeling frustrated til i watched this. now i’ve confirmed to myself that any knowledge of php i had is hidden somewhere in my brain and that’s why i’m frustrated… not with ning or the cloned app. what a powerful little website/tool to help new programmers learn as well as let experienced folks create stuff quicker and easier.