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Learn to Program with App Inventor: A Visual Introduction to Building Apps
Learn to build mobile apps for Android devices with MIT App Inventor, a visual drag-and-drop programming language like Scratch.
You've swiped and tapped your way through countless apps, but have you ever created one? Now you can, thanks to Learn to Program with App Inventor. In less than an hour, you'll be able to build and run your first app!
App Inventor is a free software for making Android apps. All you need is a PC with an Internet connection to build your app, and a mobile phone for testing. You'll use a simple drag-and-drop interface, which minimizes errors and avoids too much typing.
A certified App Inventor Master Trainer, Logan breaks down each project into logical steps, lists the components you'll need, and then shows you how to create screen designs, control program flow with conditionals and loops, and store data in variables and lists. Once you've tested the app on your phone, you can test what you learned with challenges at the end of each chapter.
You'll build cool apps like:
* Hi, World!: Use your voice to send a text message
* Practice Makes Perfect: Rehearse a speech or dance routine with this video recording app
* Fruit Loot: Catch randomly failing fruit in this exciting game
* Beat the Bus: Track a friend's journey using location services and maps
* Virtual Shades: Take a selfie, then try on some virtual sunglasses
Join the 10 million people who have tried App Inventor, and make the journey from app user to app inventor.
You've swiped and tapped your way through countless apps, but have you ever created one? Now you can, thanks to Learn to Program with App Inventor. In less than an hour, you'll be able to build and run your first app!
App Inventor is a free software for making Android apps. All you need is a PC with an Internet connection to build your app, and a mobile phone for testing. You'll use a simple drag-and-drop interface, which minimizes errors and avoids too much typing.
A certified App Inventor Master Trainer, Logan breaks down each project into logical steps, lists the components you'll need, and then shows you how to create screen designs, control program flow with conditionals and loops, and store data in variables and lists. Once you've tested the app on your phone, you can test what you learned with challenges at the end of each chapter.
You'll build cool apps like:
* Hi, World!: Use your voice to send a text message
* Practice Makes Perfect: Rehearse a speech or dance routine with this video recording app
* Fruit Loot: Catch randomly failing fruit in this exciting game
* Beat the Bus: Track a friend's journey using location services and maps
* Virtual Shades: Take a selfie, then try on some virtual sunglasses
Join the 10 million people who have tried App Inventor, and make the journey from app user to app inventor.
200 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 26, 2019
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January 31, 2021
Great Intro to Easy Visual App Programming Environment
I've been coding off and on for decades. My first introduction to visual programming was Visual Basic back in the day. How far we've come since then! This book is meant for kids 11 and up, according to the author, but it could also be a fun way for an adult to try their hand at programming a simple app without a need to know how to write a line of code. The book is filled with screenshots that take the reader from the very beginning of how to access this online app programming environment. The writing is simple and easy to understand. The projects are simple to start with, of course, but get progressively more interesting and complex. Honestly, some later projects are pretty interesting in and of themselves; the author provides excellent instructions about how to do all these projects. In the introduction, the author tells us how kids across the globe have made creative apps using this online software. Could you or your child use App Inventor to do the same thing? If creating simple apps interests you or your child, I recommend checking this book out and giving it a try!
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
I've been coding off and on for decades. My first introduction to visual programming was Visual Basic back in the day. How far we've come since then! This book is meant for kids 11 and up, according to the author, but it could also be a fun way for an adult to try their hand at programming a simple app without a need to know how to write a line of code. The book is filled with screenshots that take the reader from the very beginning of how to access this online app programming environment. The writing is simple and easy to understand. The projects are simple to start with, of course, but get progressively more interesting and complex. Honestly, some later projects are pretty interesting in and of themselves; the author provides excellent instructions about how to do all these projects. In the introduction, the author tells us how kids across the globe have made creative apps using this online software. Could you or your child use App Inventor to do the same thing? If creating simple apps interests you or your child, I recommend checking this book out and giving it a try!
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
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