After struggling for almost six months to become somewhat proficient at Python, I was extremely impressed with how much I could do using the MIT App Inventor platform.

In a time when technology is rapidly changing, the MIT App Inventor provides an excellent example of how to democratize the process of creation.

App Inventor for Android—a programming system that makes it easy for learners to create mobile apps for Android smartphones—currently supports a community of about 100,000 educators, students ...