Interesting concept. I especially like that you've made it a little bit more fun, which could make it more accessible. If I'm not mistaken, these are bite-size tutorials? Will it lead eventually to a finished program? Building something that worked and was function/moderately useful was what perked my interest to dive further into development.
Show HN: Javvy – A fun way to learn Java on iOS and Android
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Re: Show HN: Javvy – A fun way to learn Java on iOS and Android
#12What are some good sites for learning Java, as it's used inside of large organizations? I already know how to code, but have run screaming from Java whenever I started looking at it. But where I work, it's ubiquitous. I'd rather not learn on my phone. I have this giant desktop sitting in front of me...
Java appears to be the lingua franca of the enterprise world, for better or worse, and that means there's going to be a lot of mediocre code out there. Unfortunately, the only way around a lot of it is going to be to hold your nose.
You'd do well to learn the extras provided by Java Enterprise Edition - basically it bolts web services stuff onto the standard Java stack.
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#13very interesting, what about do this to other languages too, say php, lua, python, javascript... Duolingo to "programming" languages that is.
At the moment, we've got one more app on Swift (http://swifty-app.com) but, sure thing, other languages are going to follow!
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#14I like the simple design. I just noticed that you guys are also behind Swifty. Which languages are you guys planning on next?
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#15Interesting concept. I especially like that you've made it a little bit more fun, which could make it more accessible. If I'm not mistaken, these are bite-size tutorials? Will it lead eventually to a finished program? Building something that worked and was function/moderately useful was what perked my interest to dive further into development.
Thanks! Accessibility is still a big issue and I think that, yes, bite-size tutorials like ours are a great way to lower the "barriers to entry" - especially for non-technical people.
The relatively small screen size of phones has an impact on the functionality of the programs we can show in Javvy but we're getting there!
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#16I like the simple design. I just noticed that you guys are also behind Swifty. Which languages are you guys planning on next?
Thanks! Now that we're into Java, we might delve into COBOL. I'm kidding, we'll keep you posted on our future plans! It'll be something useful, that's for sure. :)
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#17I like the simple design. I just noticed that you guys are also behind Swifty. Which languages are you guys planning on next?
Thanks! Now that we're into Java, we might delve into COBOL. I'm kidding, we'll keep you posted on our future plans! It'll be something useful, that's for sure. :)
That's hilarious :D
Due to its status in the enterprise and the amount of existing business critical codebases in various stages of rot I tend to think of Java as the COBOL of tomorrow.
Re: Show HN: Javvy – A fun way to learn Java on iOS and Android
#18Second example was a little confusing for me "A variable can only remember one value at a time. If you want to change its value, simply use its name without the type." The 'simply use its name without the type' might be better worded?
You might have a point there. Thanks for pointing it out!
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks! Now that we're into Java, we might delve into COBOL. I'm kidding, we'll keep you posted on our future plans! It'll be something useful, that's for sure. :)
That's hilarious :D Due to its status in the enterprise and the amount of existing business critical codebases in various stages of rot I tend to think of Java as the COBOL of tomorrow.
That's a hot topic, haha! Anyway, I really like this quote: "I'm sure there are still COBOL programmers out there, but I wouldn't want to be one of them."
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#20This looks great. I have a few friends involved in teaching K-12 education who have been exploring ways to introduce some of the younger ones to programming so I will be sure to pass this along.