Learning MIT App Inventor: A Hands-On Guide to Building Your Own Android Apps

Learning MIT App Inventor: A Hands-On Guide to Building Your Own Android Apps

<P style="MARGIN: 0px">With MIT€s App Inventor 2, anyone can build complete, working Android apps€"without writing code! This complete tutorial will help you do just that, even if you have absolutely no programming experience.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Unlike books focused on the obsolete Google version, <I>Learning MIT App Inventor</I> is written from the ground up for MIT€s dramatically updated Version 2.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">The authors guide you step-by-step through every task and feature, showing you how to create apps by dragging, dropping, and connecting puzzle pieces€"not writing code. As you learn, you€ll also master expert design and development techniques you can build on if you ever do want to write code.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Through hands-on projects, you€ll master features ranging from GPS to animation, build high-quality user interfaces, make everything work, and test it all with App Inventor€s emulator. (You won€t even need an Android device!) </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <I>All examples for this book are available at <B> <I>theapplanet.com/appinventor</I> </B> </I> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <B> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Coverage includes:</B> </P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Understanding mobile devices and how mobile apps run on them</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Planning your app's behavior and appearance with the Designer</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Using the Blocks Editor to tell your app what to do and how to do it</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Creating variables and learning how to use them effectively</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Using procedures to group and reuse pieces of code in larger, more complicated apps</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Storing data in lists and databases</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Using App Inventor's gaming, animation, and media features</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Creating more sophisticated apps by using multiple screens</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Integrating sensors to make your app location-aware</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Debugging apps and fixing problems</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Combining creativity and logical thinking to envision more complex apps</DIV> </LI> </UL>