This is a question for all you app developers here on the forum..
My kids (two boys, 12 and 14) are showing an increasing interest in wanting to learn about app/game creation. My youngest has been using a pc actively since he was 8 and my oldest since he was 10. They are already pretty experienced with photo editors, video editing for their Youtube channels, and of course games.
But they want to do more than their buddies do (playing games only) - and also learn about how to make their own games or apps for smartphones. They are showing signs of becoming Fastlaners already. Yesterday my 12 year old showed me that he had set up a Cafepress site to sell t-shirts for his self-branded Youtube channel already, lol.
I was proud and impressed at the same time! His 9 year old friend might become his first customer.
They are aware of young, successful app creators such as Allen Wong (here on the forum), and the 17 year old kid who recently sold his app to Yahoo for $30M. That kid was 12 when he started. Both of them, but especially my youngest son, has become VERY inspired by this - and really wants to learn how to get started himself.
He has found a few "drag and drop" app-maker and game-creator programs out there, but I think he wants more control, preferably to learn how to code. The app makers are obviously very limited in functionality - and as we all know here, you will rarely hear about a majorly successful game or app that was created with one of those tools.
So....basically: What should my son focus on first to learn? I ask because this is outside of my realm. I haven't coded in over 20 years myself, and I don't know what sort of programming languages or compilers are used for iOS or Android. Are there any free resources to such compilers? Or would he need to buy some developers kit and learn proprietary code languages?
Thanks for any suggestions!
My kids (two boys, 12 and 14) are showing an increasing interest in wanting to learn about app/game creation. My youngest has been using a pc actively since he was 8 and my oldest since he was 10. They are already pretty experienced with photo editors, video editing for their Youtube channels, and of course games.
But they want to do more than their buddies do (playing games only) - and also learn about how to make their own games or apps for smartphones. They are showing signs of becoming Fastlaners already. Yesterday my 12 year old showed me that he had set up a Cafepress site to sell t-shirts for his self-branded Youtube channel already, lol.
I was proud and impressed at the same time! His 9 year old friend might become his first customer. They are aware of young, successful app creators such as Allen Wong (here on the forum), and the 17 year old kid who recently sold his app to Yahoo for $30M. That kid was 12 when he started. Both of them, but especially my youngest son, has become VERY inspired by this - and really wants to learn how to get started himself.
He has found a few "drag and drop" app-maker and game-creator programs out there, but I think he wants more control, preferably to learn how to code. The app makers are obviously very limited in functionality - and as we all know here, you will rarely hear about a majorly successful game or app that was created with one of those tools.
So....basically: What should my son focus on first to learn? I ask because this is outside of my realm. I haven't coded in over 20 years myself, and I don't know what sort of programming languages or compilers are used for iOS or Android. Are there any free resources to such compilers? Or would he need to buy some developers kit and learn proprietary code languages?
Thanks for any suggestions!
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