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App Inventor 2 Essentials

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App Inventor 2 Essentials

Overview of this book

App Inventor 2 will take you on a journey of mobile app development. We begin by introducing you to the functionalities of App Inventor and giving you an idea about the types of apps you can develop using it. We walk you through the technical set up so you can take advantage of the interactive development environment (live testing). You will get hands-on, practical experience building three different apps using tutorials. Along the way, you will learn computer science principles as well as tips to help you prepare for the creative process of building an app from scratch. By the end of the journey, you will learn how to package an app and deploy it to app markets. App Inventor 2 Essentials prepares you to amass a resource of skills, knowledge and experience to become a mobile app developer
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
App Inventor 2 Essentials
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Summary


This book has provided you with ideas, tools, tutorials, and guidance to become a mobile app developer with MIT App Inventor. You've learned how to do the following:

  • Perform a technical setup for App Inventor

  • Brainstorm app ideas using the Design Thinking process

  • Conduct app research during both the idea generating stage and in the prototype phase

  • Navigate the App Inventor platform

  • Create a user interface keeping design principles in mind

  • Build a user-touch game, an event app, and a raffle app, and expand upon them with more complex features

  • Code blocks using sequences, if/then statements, multiple screens, virtual screens, images, databases, and loops

  • Research the app marketplace

  • Share your apps with others

As you have experienced, a lot of time, effort, iteration, dedication, and creativity goes into making mobile applications. We are certain that the content shared in this book has sparked more than just a casual interest in mobile app development. You have learned skills in coding and...