Chapter 1
Introduction to TouchDevelop
TouchDevelop is a complete app creation ecosystem designed for touch, cloud connected, mobile devices. This chapter provides a brief introduction to the world of TouchDevelop scripting and the devices that support it.
| 1.1 Computers want to be programmed |
| 1.2 What is TouchDevelop? |
| 1.3 The TouchDevelop ecosystem |
| 1.4 History and Future |
| 1.5 Platforms |
| 1.6 The scripting language |
1.1 Computers want to be programmed
Computers are everywhere, and they take on many different forms: TVs, smart phones, fridges with apps, etc. Despite this abundance of form and function, until recently, most people thought of desktop PCs and then laptops when they were asked about computers. This perception is shifting, ...
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