Weekly Webinars will Deliver In-depth Programming Skills and Knowledge for Creating Mobile, Web and Desktop Apps from Start to Finish
EDINBURGH – May 9, 2011 – RunRev today unveiled details of its new LiveCode Summer Academy as demand for developing apps for Apple and Android devices continues unabated. The Summer Academy is geared toward supporting both seasoned and new developers in their goals to master the fundamental techniques needed to create stunning mobile, Web and desktop apps. LiveCode is an alternative development environment that enables easier and faster application development across all major devices and platforms without the need to recode or rewrite apps. The first course will be delivered via webinar from 9th May, 2011, with registration online at http://runrev.com/academy/index.html?a=fbss.
Developers have gone from no development experience to creating stunning apps in weeks or months using LiveCode, and have adopted tremendously beneficial development skills transferable to other programming environments. The Summer Academy is an accelerated course in the principles of programming. Running over a seven-week period, attendees will learn how to build and deploy their own app from beginning to end. For individuals looking to tap into commercial development opportunities, LiveCode lets developers create high quality, multimedia apps without the need to learn traditional, complex programming languages, such as Java or Objective-C.
The Summer Academy presents a series of straightforward, interactive online sessions that can be viewed live or on demand at later dates. With lesson plans, sample codes, example stacks and a dedicated forum area, the Summer Academy is structured around the following curriculum:
- Basic Coding
- Manipulating Data and Text
- Mobile Fundamentals
- Building User Interfaces
- Multimedia Concepts
- Using Databases
- Deploying to Devices
“The success of LiveCode stems in large part from its alternative development environment, which breaks from the confines of traditional programming languages,” said Kevin Miller, CEO of RunRev. “As with any alternative environment, the approach can take some time getting used to, however, as our customers attest, once familiar with the language, they’re are able to create and write apps with far greater clarity, productivity an speed.”
Continued Miller, “The Summer Academy will allow developers to fully appreciate the qualities and capabilities of LiveCode for easily creating their own apps. Those users who do not have a LiveCode license can purchase one during the registration stage but will not be charged until 27th June, when the Academy sessions finish. If they feel they have not benefited from the course, they can simply cancel their license. They will still have gained valuable new knowledge and insights, which is fundamentally the goal of the Academy initiative.”
The webinar sessions are led by RunRev staff, applying a wealth of programming experience and knowledge both during the sessions and in the LiveCode forums. Participants can also access printable materials so they can learn in their own time.
LiveCode Development Environment
The LiveCode development environment is a full-featured cross-platform solution that enables shared code across multiple platforms and devices. In addition to LiveCode for mobile devices, deployment packs include Windows desktops, Mac OS X desktops, Linux desktops, and popular Web browsers on Windows, Mac and Linux, including Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome and Firefox. LiveCode pricing begins at $99 (£79) for a one-seat, personal use license, with additional pricing options for various commercial and academic environments.
About RunRev Ltd.
RunRev enables the fastest path to better app creation through its LiveCode software development environment. LiveCode empowers developers to create apps from one code base that run on every major device and platform—mobile, web, desktop and server. Using a compile-free coding environment, LiveCode produces apps in a fraction of the time of other development environments, and uses an English-like programming language to ensure more time is spent writing code than reading it. LiveCode appeals to both new and professional programmers, IT and enterprise developers, educators and individuals who want a robust yet flexible path to cross-platform apps. For more information, please visit http://www.runrev.com.
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