Opening remarks

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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.