When Google first opened the doors to its secret Google Labs, one of the most anticipated things to come from it was the Android App Inventor. Just as the name suggests, the Android App Inventor is an open source code that is designed to let noobies in the programming world construct their own apps for the mobile browser. The app was meant to be a learning program for those that were interested in getting their foot in the door when it came to designing and coding apps.

Unfortunately, when it was made public not everyone in the public saw eye to eye on how good of a product it really was. In fact, David Pogue of the New York Times gave it a particularly poor review. The result of this is that the program was scrapped and never to be seen again.

Android App Inventor & MIT

Eventually it was handed over to MIT with a donation so that they could continue it in their footsteps. The premise of the program would remain almost identical, as it would act as a sort of “stepping stone” into more advanced forms of programming.

Those that have taken a basic Computer Science course are probably familiar with the program Scratch. Scratch is more than likely one of the best programs to learn basic programming with, and it was the gurus at MIT that are responsible for it. Like Scratch, Android App Inventor requires absolutely zero previous knowledge of programming, but still allows the users to think in a critical fashion and help teach them the fundamentals of programming that will be invaluable down the road.

The open source code for the Android App Inventor is now available to download at Google for free. The new app inventor was recently announced simultaneously by MIT and Google, and this concludes the project for this open source code from MIT.