Debugging in the simulator is lightning fast. Their build farm saves hours of work setting up tools. And it is the closest thing you'll find to WORA for mobile since they provide interfaces to access native functionality and map to it on your behalf.
Best of all, their free tier lets you write small- to medium-sized apps for free!
If you're interested in introducing kids to coding in Minecraft, but without the Windows 10 lock-in, try out ScraM: http://scram.frequal.com
Don't throw away your Minecraft PC or Pocket edition licenses, you can use your existing hardware and software with ScraM. Mods and minigames you and your students create work in PC and Pocket Edition, from Linux, Windows, Mac, iOS, or Android.
The Java Development Kit from Sun comes with the javadoc tool. It extracts comments from specific locations in your source (/** */ -style comments) and produces HTML documentation. It has a plug-in architecture for support of other output formats. Sun provides plug-ins for FrameMaker and a couple of other formats, or you can write your own.
I have automated its use on several projects. Make a cron job that:
Gets a copy of the latest sources from CVS
Runs javadoc against the fresh sources
Each morning you'll have up-to-date documentation.
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Codename One ( https://www.codenameone.com/ ) solved this problem several years ago.
I've built several apps with their system.
Debugging in the simulator is lightning fast. Their build farm saves hours of work setting up tools. And it is the closest thing you'll find to WORA for mobile since they provide interfaces to access native functionality and map to it on your behalf.
Best of all, their free tier lets you write small- to medium-sized apps for free!
ScraM is a great visual programming tool for Minecraft.
http://scram.frequal.com/scram
Via drag-and-drop using the visual designer, kids can make mods for Minecraft. The mods can be as simple as a couple of lines, or a complete minigame.
Best of all, ScraM features a MORA architecture -- Mod Once, Run Anywhere. ScraM mods work unchanged on PC and Pocket Edition!
There are already several minigames available to play and remix, so it is easy to get started.
If you're interested in introducing kids to coding in Minecraft, but without the Windows 10 lock-in, try out ScraM: http://scram.frequal.com
Don't throw away your Minecraft PC or Pocket edition licenses, you can use your existing hardware and software with ScraM. Mods and minigames you and your students create work in PC and Pocket Edition, from Linux, Windows, Mac, iOS, or Android.
ScraM: Mod Once, Play Anywhere!
See how easy it is to get started with ScraM in these YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOonteTB8NQmyz5rG2Slxpw
Or log in to ScraM right now from Minecraft at: us.frequal.com
-ScraM Team
I have automated its use on several projects. Make a cron job that:
- Gets a copy of the latest sources from CVS
- Runs javadoc against the fresh sources
Each morning you'll have up-to-date documentation.-Andy