NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, December 10th at 1pm EST, LiveCode.com, in combination with CommPRO.biz, are joining the global movement to teach 100 million people to learn to code. "#HourofCode for Communications Pros" is a free one-hour webinar designed specifically for journalists, marketing, PR and communications professionals to learn the basics of coding. In one hour they will create a messaging app just like the iPhone message app.
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The drive behind the "everyone should learn to code" movement isn't that everyone needs to be a primary developer on a project. Rather, computers are the medium for nearly all information exchange today. If your job is to convey information, you need to understand the medium.
The webinar begins with teaching the: "Hello World" app used by programmers with LiveCode's unique twist—an easy-to-use language that uses English like syntax to create apps quickly and easily. The app will have the identical look, feel and function of iPhone's popular messaging app.
Host Todd Fabacher, Co-founder & CEO Digital Pomegranate has been a successful programmer for more than 25 years; Todd is a LiveCode enthusiast. According to Fabacher, "LiveCode's drag and drop interface editor is the ideal tool to learn programming in one hour. Since its founding in Scotland, LiveCode is being used in 30 percent of high schools in Scotland and in universities like Brigham Young."
Fabacher uses LiveCode to create commercial applications, and would like to thank – Code.org, the non-profit organization behind the "Hour of Code" movement that is working with tens of thousands of organizations and companies to introduce coding to 100 million people worldwide.
To register for the webinar or for more information, go to: http://www.commpro.biz/in-the-office/hourofcode-communication-pros/
About LiveCode
LiveCode is a cross-platform development environment for building sophisticated mobile, Web, desktop and server applications. The company aims to open doors with technology by empowering people to create apps through an intuitive and easy-to-learn programming language.
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SOURCE CommPRO.biz
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