I wanted to spend some time over the holidays (It is summer down under) learning to develop Apps. My purpose is to start an App development club at my school, so I needed to find a set of tools with the following features:
- Low cost;
- A visual environment for the user interface;
- An easy(ish) programming language to add functionality;
- A clear learning path to take my students and me from beginner to advanced developer; and
- A helpful community who are ready to point me in the right direction when I get stuck.