Build an app before you drink your first coffee

Google's new App Inventor is a tool for creating mobile apps for Android devices that doesn’t assume you know anything about programming or the technology of smartphones. That means it is something I and a zillion other people could use.

This is the face of application development. Take a good look and enjoy.

If you want a more detailed explanation about what is going on have a look at this video.

What I find so exciting is the way that tools like this will spur new app creation for niche markets. I can just see a lot of Boomers out there using it to create oldies' specific applications. Now what we need is an equivalent for the iPhone. Dick Stroud