Addressing the Shortage of Mobile App Developers
Forbes writer Ayo Omojola published an article today speaking to the shortage of mobile app developers and the impact it is having on businesses (you can read the full article here). It is well written, but did miss an important point that was addressed by a friend of mine, Richard Harris on his website AppDeveloperMagazine. […]
How to Download JSON data from MySQL Using Corona SDK
A question that I am regularly ask is how to get data from a remote server (usually stored in a database) to a mobile app. I wrestled with how best to present this information, whether it should be a series, how many different methods I should include, so many variations that the project was never […]
Learn Mobile Application Development Textbook
Texas has recently added Mobile Application Development to the approved curriculum for high school students beginning in the academic year 2012-2013. This is a very exciting development for high school students in Texas and, assuming other states follow suit, across the U.S. and potentially the world (okay, yes, I like to think big!). After carefully […]
Mobile App Development with Corona Book
Mobile App Development with Corona: Getting started is very near completion. It is now available as an early release purchase through the Books tab at the top of the page.. I have created this book to be used as a textbook, and I will be releasing it as a textbook and a resource book in […]
Android App Development: Getting Started
Recently my family became a two mobile platform household: iPhone and Android. As an educator and developer, I am interested in supporting all platforms equally. So, to support those members of my family (and anyone else interested in developing for the Android platform) I am starting a series of articles on Android App development. I […]