Cross-Platform Mobile Application Development: A Beginner's Guide Using Solar2D

This book offers an engaging approach to cross-platform mobile app development using the Lua scripting language and Solar2D (formerly the CoronaSDK) as a foundation. Beginning programmers will learn the fundamental concepts and techniques one step at a time across 14 hands-on chapters illustrated with over 100 sample apps. If you’ve dreamt of having an app for sale, but don’t know how to start, this book can be the first step on your journey. Scripters who prefer a GUI-based development environment can use the bundled Drawn2Code IDE to design their mobile apps. This prototype IDE automates much of the writing process for you, allowing you to focus on the design of your app.Professor Carlson has taught over a thousand students to code and create mobile apps using a fun, step-by-step approach. Focus on learning scripting fundamentals while building cross-platform games and utility apps with the rich feature-set afforded by Solar2D.