Big news today from Google, when they announced “App Inventor.” While the web based program is still in Beta, it should prove a very interesting resource to the Android community. It allows the user to quickly design and download Android applications, regardless of their previous level of experience with programming. As seen in the sample video, it somewhat resembles the programming method used with the Lego Mindstorm system, with the user dragging and dropping blocks of code.
The concern, of course, is that this is going to flood the market with what is affectionately known as “crapplications.” Much like the internet in general, however, among the piles of average (or less than average) apps, I’m sure there will be those that are worthwhile.
As for myself, I’m going to see what sort of RPG apps I can write and get running on my Nook. :)
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