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		<title>Google&#8217;s App Inventor opens development doors, but at what cost?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Nolle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google has released the beta of its App Inventor software, a tool designed to allow non-programmers to create Android applications. This is clearly aimed at lowering the barriers to application development and helping Google catch up with Apple. But while it&#8217;s a good idea so far, there are still problems with the notion that durably [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Google has released the beta of its <a href="http://appinventor.googlelabs.com/about/">App Inventor software,</a> a tool designed to allow non-programmers to create <a href="http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,290660,sid39_gci1154086,00.html">Android</a> applications. This is clearly aimed at lowering the barriers to application development and helping Google catch up with Apple. But while it&#8217;s a good idea so far, there are still problems with the notion that durably useful and differentiable apps can be created with a minimalist tool and no programming.</p>
<p>In fact, we think this may be the start of a wave that could be destructive for apps in general — a wave of trivial applications that eventually swamp <a href="http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid103_gci1373881,00.html">app stores</a> and bore consumers. In a growing population of apps, it&#8217;s hard to stand out. Apple developers already know that, and this trend could make the problem worse. However, if a tool were used to create a development framework that could then be customized using conventional developer tools, it might ease drudgery in app development.</p>
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