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= History of | = History of NSB Corporation and AppStudio = | ||
Company founded in 1993 to create development tools for mobile devices | * Company founded in 1993 to create development tools for mobile devices | ||
BASIC has always been the main programming language | * Who I am | ||
1993: NS Basic/Newton | * BASIC has always been the main programming language for our tools | ||
1998: NS Basic/CE | * Influence of Steve Wozniak | ||
2000: NS Basic/Palm | * 1993: NS Basic/Newton | ||
2004: NS Basic/Symbian | * 1998: NS Basic/CE | ||
2010: AppStudio | * 2000: NS Basic/Palm | ||
Advantages of BASIC in teaching | * 2004: NS Basic/Symbian | ||
* 2010: AppStudio | |||
* Almost 20,000 users in 80+ countries | |||
* Used by high schools in England, Canada, US and Australia | |||
* Advantages of BASIC in teaching | |||
= Preview of the next 4 days = | = Preview of the next 4 days = | ||
Review the daily program | * Review the daily program | ||
Review the objectives of each day | * Review the objectives of each day | ||
Day 1: The IDE and the Language | * Mix of lectures and lab sessions | ||
Day 2: Web Services and Device Features | * Pair programming for lab sessions encouraged | ||
Day 3: MultiMedia, Social Media and Saving Data | * Day 1: The IDE and the Language | ||
Day 4: JavaScript, device quirks and deploying | * Day 2: Web Services and Device Features | ||
* Day 3: MultiMedia, Social Media and Saving Data | |||
* Day 4: JavaScript, device quirks and deploying | |||
= Let me | = Let me know if… = | ||
I | * I am talking too fast. | ||
You | * I am covering the material too quickly. | ||
You want me to go more in depth on some topics. | * I am covering the material too slowly. | ||
* You need more time for the Lab Sessions. | |||
* You are not understanding well enough. | |||
* You want me to go more in depth on some topics. | |||
* There are additional topics you would like me to cover. | |||
Latest revision as of 20:52, 17 March 2019
History of NSB Corporation and AppStudio
- Company founded in 1993 to create development tools for mobile devices
- Who I am
- BASIC has always been the main programming language for our tools
- Influence of Steve Wozniak
- 1993: NS Basic/Newton
- 1998: NS Basic/CE
- 2000: NS Basic/Palm
- 2004: NS Basic/Symbian
- 2010: AppStudio
- Almost 20,000 users in 80+ countries
- Used by high schools in England, Canada, US and Australia
- Advantages of BASIC in teaching
Preview of the next 4 days
- Review the daily program
- Review the objectives of each day
- Mix of lectures and lab sessions
- Pair programming for lab sessions encouraged
- Day 1: The IDE and the Language
- Day 2: Web Services and Device Features
- Day 3: MultiMedia, Social Media and Saving Data
- Day 4: JavaScript, device quirks and deploying
Let me know if…
- I am talking too fast.
- I am covering the material too quickly.
- I am covering the material too slowly.
- You need more time for the Lab Sessions.
- You are not understanding well enough.
- You want me to go more in depth on some topics.
- There are additional topics you would like me to cover.