ca_mobile_proposal



ca_mobile_proposal

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ca_mobile_proposal


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Code Academy for Mobile platform

Considerations and ideas

Considerations

Typing on the phone

  • It is not as fast as a regular keyboard.
  • Accessing special characters (';', '{'...) requires more touches.
  • Keyboard takes up a lot of screen real estate.
  • Custom Keyboard?

Considerations

Size of the screen is limited

  • 100 characters per line as code guideline.
  • Horizontal Scroll?
  • Rotate screen?
  • Navigation controls.

Considerations

Engagement and session time

  • Fast exercises, aiming for a 5-10 min work before you get prize/satisfaction.
  • Connectivity issues: Can we code offline?

Exercises

Fill in gaps

  • Have chunks of code with empty textboxes for the user to fill.
  • Implement a Floy Layout on iOS.
  • User does not have to type a lot.

Fill in gaps

Exercises

Move Boxes around

  • No typing at all.
  • Boxes could be used in the middle of normal text or just by dragging them.

Move Boxes around

Exercises

Result of a piece of code

  • Typing is minimal.
  • If we offer select options, typing would non existent.

Result of a piece of code

Flows

Concept of lesson

  • A lesson will contain a certain number of exercises.
  • A lesson should be completed within 10 minutes.
  • A lesson would be completed if a certain amount of exercises are correct.
  • API should be able to create random exercises that look similar and test the same concept.
  • A lesson will contain a certain number of exercises.

Flows

Objective C is a dynamic Language

  • It is possible to create new classes, methods, etc...
  • Code could run in the iPhone.
  • Creating shapes, changing colors, etc...
  • Solution to space: use boxes again, but see results in your phone.

Objective C is a dynamic Language

Flows

Engage user

  • Daily exercise.
  • Write your own exercises.

Rest of interactions/features

Q&A, groups, etc...

  • Native vs HTML5 (UIWebview).
  • Glossary: definitely UIWebview (caching, search?).

Power of the mobile device

Some crazier ideas

  • Location Services?
  • Push Notifications.
  • Contacts?
  • Call for help?

¡Gracias!