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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
* BASIC has always been the main programming language
* BASIC has always been the main programming language
* 1993: NS Basic/Newton
* 1993: NS Basic/Newton

Revision as of 13:34, 9 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
  • 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

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  • There are additional topics you would like me to cover.