Would you like to build your own app?
Thousands of people answered “yes” to that question and learned to build 8 of the awesome apps they use on their phones every day. This course allows anyone to pick up the skills they need to write their own apps. Thousands of people have tried it. 93% of them love it.
No Experience Necessary
With absolutely no experience, you can learn to build your app! In this online app building course, we teach the skills you need to create your own apps. And we do it without the complexity found in other programming tools and courses.
What can you expect?
Coding principles and techniques are introduced seamlessly as you build your apps, making learning to code a simple and engaging process with step-by-step tutorials.
How did we get a 93% success rate?
With the support of the World Bank behind him, a Top US Businessman chose LiveCode to enhance the skills of Armenia’s beginner coders. After learning to build the popular iOS and Android apps, 93% of the participants were able to go on and build their own app ideas. This course was born.
These are the apps you will build
These apps are based around Apples iPhone apps. With LiveCode it doesn’t matter what device you have, the skills you will learn on this course can be used to build apps for both Android and Apple Devices.
Simple Messages
In the messages app, you will be introduced to the LiveCode tool and programming language. You will start by creating a simple messaging app in the style of the iOS Messages App.
You will be introduced to some key concepts for app development in LiveCode and have the opportunity to say Hello to your classmates using the app.
Calculator
In the calculator app, you will learn more about how messages flow through the objects in your app and how this can be used to consolidate your code.
You will also learn how to store information using variables, how to write your own code to perform calculations, and how to set conditions for your app to follow.
Notes
In the notes app, you will learn how to read from and write to a text file in LiveCode.
You will also learn how to use tables to display data in a clear format, as well as how to add multiple screens to your app.
Clock
In the clock app, you will learn how to use real world data to show the local time based on your current location.
You will also learn how to execute the same code repeatedly in order to update the time at regular intervals and create user alerts.
Web Browser
In the web browser app, you will learn how to add the ability to browse the internet in your app.
You will also learn how to enable the user to navigate around the browser and share information from within your app using the built-in controls of the device your app is running on.
Weather
In the weather app you will learn how to retrieve and process data from a web service.
You will also learn how to construct the User Interface for your app in code, how to keep frequently used code in separate places, and how to detect swipe gestures in your app.
Compass
In the compass app, you will learn how to connect to your smartphone sensors and make your app react when tilting your device and using the accelerometer.
You will also learn how to code more advanced calculations in LiveCode, how to prepare an app for deployment on a mobile device, and how to prepare a submission to the Apple and Google app stores.
Photos
In the photos app, you will learn how to work with databases in LiveCode.
You will also learn how to manipulate images, how to create image based lists for display, and how to use built-in mobile controls in your app.
Who we are
After raising a massive $750,000 on Kickstarter in support of our vision that ‘Everyone Can Create Apps,’ our merry band of developers here at LiveCode transformed our platform and learning courses to make coding accessible and achievable to everyone.