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Android Apps with App Inventor: The Fast and Easy Way to Build Android Apps by Jörg H. Kloss

Sat, 12 May 2012 13:38:13 +0000

With App Inventor, a free visual development system, practically anyone can create robust, modern apps for today’s newest Android smartphones and tablets without any use of Java. Now, there’s a start-to-finish guide to App Inventor for everyone: working developers and non-programmers alike. Both an easy tutorial and a reliable reference, Android Apps with App Inventor provides hands-on walkthroughs that cover every area of App Inventor development, including the Google and MIT versions of App Inventor.

Kloss begins with the absolute basics of program structure, syntax, flow, and function, and then demonstrates simple ways to solve today’s most common mobile development problems. Along the way, you’ll build a dozen real Android apps, from games and geotrackers to navigation systems and news tickers. By the time you’re done, you’ll be comfortable implementing advanced apps and mashups integrating realtime multimedia data from all kinds of Web services with the communication and sensor-based features of your smartphone.

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http://www.amazon.com/Android-Apps-App-Inventor-Build/dp/0321812700/ref=sr_1_7?s...

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6-8
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Master's and Above

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Computer Science

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Book

App Inventor for Android: Build Your Own Apps, No Experience Required

Sat, 12 May 2012 13:36:00 +0000

Even with limited programming experience, you can easily learn to create apps for the Android platform with this complete guide to App Inventor for Android. App Inventor for Android is a visual language that relies on simple programming blocks that users can drag and drop to create apps. This handy book, authored by Jason Tyler, gives you a series of fully worked-out apps, complete with their programming blocks, which you can customize for your own use or use as a starting point for creating the next killer app. And it's all without writing a single line of code. Don't miss the book's special section on Apps Inventor Design Patterns, which explains computer terms in simple terms and is an invaluable basic reference.

Teaches programmers and non-programmers alike how to use App Inventor for Android to create Android apps.

Provides a series of fully worked-out apps that you can customize, download, and use on your Android phone or use as a starting point for building the next great app.

Includes a valuable reference section on App Inventor Design Patterns and general computer science concepts.

Shows you how to create apps that take advantage of the Android smartphone?s handy features, such as GPS, messaging, contacts, and more.

With App Inventor for Android and this complete guide, you'll soon be creating apps that incorporate all of the Android smartphone's fun features, such as the accelerometer, GPS, messaging, and more.

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http://www.amazon.com/App-Inventor-Android-Experience-Required/dp/1119991331/ref...

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6-8
9-12
Undergraduate
Master's and Above

Difficulty Level:

Basic

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Computer Science

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Book

Google App Inventor: Beginner's Guide

Sat, 12 May 2012 13:34:27 +0000

Create powerful Android apps the easy all-visual way with Google App Inventor using this book and eBook. All the basics of App Inventor in plain English with lots of illustrations.

Learn how apps get created with lots of simple, fun examples.

By an author with over 100 books, who keeps it entertaining, informative, and memorable. You'll be inventing apps from the first day

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http://www.amazon.com/Google-App-Inventor-Ralph-Roberts/dp/1849692122/ref=sr_1_1...

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6-8
9-12
Undergraduate
Master's and Above

Difficulty Level:

Basic

Subject:

Computer Science

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Book

App Inventor: Create Your Own Android Apps

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:29:56 +0000

This extraordinary book now available in free PDF format online) introduces App Inventor for Android, a powerful visual tool that lets anyone build apps for Android-based devices. Learn the basics of App Inventor with step-by-step instructions for more than a dozen fun projects, such as creating location-aware apps, data storage, and apps that include decision-making logic.

The second half of the book features an Inventor's manual to help you understand the fundamentals of app building and computer science. App Inventor makes an excellent textbook for beginners and experienced developers alike.

Design games and other apps with 2D graphics and animation

Create custom multi-media quizzes and study guides

Written by USF CS professor, Dave Wolber, MIT Professor, Hal Abelson, and Google Engineers, Ellen Spertus, and Liz Looney.

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http://www.amazon.com/App-Inventor-David-Wolber/dp/1449397484

Grade Level:

6-8
9-12
Undergraduate
Master's and Above

Difficulty Level:

Basic
Intermediate

Subject:

Computer Science

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Book