Help making an App like mblock

#1

I am not a software person. but would like to explore how the mblock app or similar will be created.

inspired from block I am trying to make a similar scratch based programming application for a UNO project.
but i hav no idea about the designing or programming it or what skilled people will be required

I feel this cant be done by myself but with some software person support.
I would like to know the background about creating such an app

if anybody knows about it such as what programming tool or development skills have used to create it
please advice

Thanks

#2

Hi,

Just some unsolicited advice. I would seriously consider Scratch 3, Blockly, or Snap4Arduino as the basis of your app. Scratch 2 is written in Adobe Air and requires a specialized skill set.

Blockly, Snap4Arduino, and Scratch 3 all use Javascript/CSS/HTML as their basis so the only challenge for an offline editor would be to package it up using something like Node.js. The same is likely true for an online editor.

mBlock current uses custom extensions to address the the hardware specifics and these blocks either use a custom serial protocol (for running within mBlock) or generate Arduino code and integrate with the command line version of the Arduino compiler.

if you are not a software person, this may be a significant challenge for you.

Regards,

Chuck

#3

Thanks chuckmcknight,

Thank you for your info.
yeah i dont think i might be able to deal the app development myself
I am trying to find the right software person like a freelancer. but before giving the project i need to know about the project. so I am trying to find it out.

I know people compile mblock source file from github using Adofbe air and add some customizations.
wanted to know what other software skills would be required so i can hire the right person to do it though we are only at a very early stage.

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