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I have one of those (I volunteer with a program that teaches kids how to code, and we're thinking of giving one to each of them for them to program games etc. o
by GuiA 13y ago
I have one of those (I volunteer with a program that teaches kids how to code, and we're thinking of giving one to each of them for them to program games etc. on). It's actually pretty responsive! My main everyday tablet is an iPad mini, and I was expecting a clunky piece of crap - but for 38$, it's totally worth it.
- andrewflnr 13y agoHow hackable is it? If I want to install CM or FirefoxOS or something on it, how hard is it and how likely am I to brick the device?
- analog31 13y agoI'd love to know if there's a good way to program an Android on an Android. I haven't found a satisfactory answer yet. On the other hand, programming for kids is probably a good use, as it doesn't have to be massively processor intensive. One problem is lack of a keyboard, though I've got a $20 Bluetooth keyboard that's a clone of the Apple. But I wonder if kids really care about that. Maybe not. I'd love to have something that was as simple as the good old BASIC of old. In fact, as I'm typing this, I'm downloading a couple of BASIC interpreters to play with. If you come up with a good way of doing this, that the kids enjoy, please share!
- gw 13y agoYou can write and compile standard Java apps on Android with AIDE [1]. For young kids, you can make games on Android with Pocket Code [2] using a visual programming UI similar to MIT Scratch. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aide.ui https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aide.ui [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.catrobat.catroid https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.catrobat.c...