Looking to build an app for your business?
Not convinced you need one?
Here are the top three reasons your business – and every business today – needs an app.
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How to Localize LiveCode Apps
by Dr. Andy Parng on May 21, 2015 2 commentsIn Q1 2015, China overtook the United States as the largest country in terms of quarterly iOS app downloads. How can your mobile app business take advantage of this fast-growing country? Obviously, one of the first things you need to do is to build localized apps for the Chinese language.
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Why You Should Establish a Creative Work Flow
by Bob Cvitkovic on May 14, 2015 No commentsBackground: Inspiration for Chunky English Series Apps
I recently completed several apps under the Chunky English Series Brand. It was only possible because of LiveCode. This is the story of how this all came about.
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The Coolest Place You’ll Find an App Builder
by Theresa Munanga on May 12, 2015 1 commentYou’d never notice from looking at Theresa Munanga’s résumé that she is on the autism spectrum. A master’s degree, three years of service as a US Peace Corps Volunteer, two books and an iPad app could be hallmarks of any industrious person. What her résumé doesn’t show are the everyday difficulties she faces with Asperger’s Syndrome (now classified as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 1) and prosopagnosia (face-blindness).
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From LiveCode to LiveMorphs
by Hanson Schmidt-Cornelius on May 7, 2015 No commentsEvolution and natural selection are fundamental principals on which science bases the existence and origin of all natural living beings. The fundamental rules of this process are very simple but provide a vastly powerful means by which adaptation to a particular environment can take place. Evolution is covered to varying depths in biology text books, explaining how these principals influence life on this planet.
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The Best Ways to Utilize Technology
by Joan Brennan on May 5, 2015 No commentsTechnology has transformed our lives in ways that only a few years ago would never have seemed possible. In the world of education, technology’s impact has been particularly significant—even disruptive.  For students with reading and learning differences, technology’s positive effect on education has been most profound. Specific technologies have been helping to level a playing field that once looked more like a mountain to these students—and that is a very good thing.
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Write a Widget in 8 Steps
by Georgia Hutchings on April 30, 2015 15 commentsEver thought that your LiveCode project could be improved by a custom control? Perhaps you want to add a rounded rectangle push button to your stack, where the border color is different to the text color? Maybe you’re thinking of building an app with 10 cards, and each card needs a header bar, and each header bar needs a label, a button, a background graphic, a line graphic… Getting tired just thinking about it? Enter widgets.
Widgets are controls that can be dragged from the tools palette and dropped onto your stack. In LiveCode 8, users now have the ability to write their own custom controls, or widgets, in the new LiveCode Builder language. The purpose of this article is to guide you through the widget writing process in LiveCode Builder, from the very start to using your end product in a LiveCode stack.
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How to Bake an App
by Neil Roger on April 27, 2015 7 commentsThere are many comparisons out there that try to explain what programming is. These range from building things with Lego to bringing up a child, but there is one that I like to use and it’s:
Programming is Like Baking Cakes!
Let me explain…
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