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Monday, July 12, 2010

Android 'App Inventor' based on Scratch

Have you heard of Scratch? Its a point and click programming environment for kids developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. Now Google has basically adopted 'Scratch' as its new Android DYI app maker. Its got a more grown up look, and its called AppInventor, but as far as I can tell its the same thing as Scratch.
Which basically means that first movers on the AppInventor wave are 10 or 11 years old today.

Here's an column on 'Seeking Alpha' about Google's App Inventor. Follow the link for more screen shots.