# 2. Building Your First Application

With your foundation in place, this section walks you through the exciting process of creating your first BetterForms application. You'll learn how to use the IDE to build pages, add interactive elements, and set up basic data flows and actions.

**Key Goals for this Section:**

* Create a new application (Site) within the BetterForms IDE.
* Build your first web page using the Page Builder.
* Understand and manage different deployment environments.
* Add and configure various page elements.
* Implement basic validation and actions.
* Get introduced to list views, data flow, and hooks.

This hands-on experience will give you a practical understanding of the BetterForms development workflow.

The articles below will guide you through building your initial application:


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