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* Company founded in 1993 to create development tools for mobile devices | * Company founded in 1993 to create development tools for mobile devices | ||
* Who I am | * Who I am | ||
* BASIC has always been the main programming language | * BASIC has always been the main programming language for our tools | ||
* Influence of Steve Wozniak | * Influence of Steve Wozniak | ||
* 1993: NS Basic/Newton | * 1993: NS Basic/Newton | ||
Revision as of 10:32, 13 December 2013
History of NS BASIC 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.