With Mimo app, you can code on iPhone
The Swift Playgrounds program of Apple is gradually turning the idea of learning code not only on desktop computers, but also on mobile devices that become more popular. But Swift Playgrounds only focuses on teaching kids code with Swift while new application, Mimo – with short lessons with Swift, and HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, SQL … there are many more features.
Mimo divides lectures on computer science into small parts, allowing aspiring coder to practice coding in lectures and complete in minutes. As a result, learning code becomes a daily routine whenever you have a few minutes of free time – when you travel daily, while waiting for meetings, between lessons …
Each lesson in Mimo starts with a short sentence, a code snippet that you interact with and encouragement comments displayed after each interaction. The game is also gameized by helping players collect points, badges and other achievements when users advance.
Currently, courses on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Swift, Python, Ruby, Java, C #, C ++ and SQL, besides introductory programming programs for you are completely new. Mimo's plan is to expand the lineup over time, with new courses added every 2 weeks and adding topics like hacking, learning equipment, R, Raspberry Pi and Terminal …
Mimo came from the ideas of Johannes Berger (CEO), Henry Ameseder (COO), Dennis Daume (CTO) and Lorenz Schimik (CPO) – except Ameseder graduated with economics in software development experience, the remaining 2 people all They all have tech expertise.
Earlier, all three people who developed the Swifty app – Berger built this app in the final year of college and the whole group regrouped after the app was traced to the Product Hunt last year. Besides, there are others who propose to help, develop design, expand into Android and marketing for the app. Currently, according to Ameseder, Swifty has earned 1 million downloads and generated $ 100,000 since its launch.
Although Ameseder does not earn too much money, Swifty believes that Swifty works with the goal of demonstrating the existence of a market for mobile app learning code. Apple's entry into the market is only to reinforce that position.
Team as an app is focusing on increasing the number of care people who have short focus time, as well as those who spend a lot of idle time playing games, surfing social networks.
According to Ameseder, "With Mimo, we want to build an application that allows us to optimize time with something fun and meaningful. If our hypothesis is correct, most busy people will use the app – on trains, when waiting, other normal moments "
In addition to focusing on young people, between 18 and 35, Ameseder also receives information about 8-year-old users as well as their interest in coming from universities like the Yale or Austrian government. Although there is hope to bring Mimo into the classroom, but the team is in the process of attending TechStars in Berlin and preparing for Demo Day.
In the long run, the team believes that they can expand the concept of these short lectures beyond the computer science. Mimo's website also offers to develop similar resources for other subjects such as business, finance, test preparation, math …
You can download Mimo for free on the App Store with 2 completely free courses. After that, you can choose to subscribe to the app, learn all the courses and update future changes for $ 49.99 per year.
Although Mimo was released on August 13, Mimo was on the list of the week's Product Hunt with over 950 votes and was rated 4 stars on iTunes.
ITZone via Techcrunch via ADG Vietnam