Google's project "Coding with Chrome" aims to provide an offline programming platform. Students who need to learn programming are able to using Google's platform to program in HTML, Coffeescript, JS and Blockly with output to Logo Turtle and connected toys such as Lego Mindstorms, Sphero and others.
These days, there are many online courses and apps catering to students who need to learn how to code. If one is a beginner or a student learning how to code for the web, it is good to know that there is available now an app called "Coding with Chrome" that can help them learn programming.
The application is an Educational Development Environment illustrating various Google EDU technologies. It offers a stand-alone, offline experience that allows students anywhere to learn developing useful computer programs.
Google's "Coding with Chrome" comes with a tutorial system that is posing various challenges to students, is checking for a solution and provides feedback. The app also comes with a basic IDE that is able to support real programming. Google's app allows educators to put together a custom curriculum composed of various components like input programming languages, output modules, flexible UI and tutorial engine for self-learning.
TechWorm reports that according to the description, "Coding with Chrome" is a Google project providing a programming platform that works offline. The app focuses on teaching students programming via a visual interface. According to Google's description, the application is also available for offline use, so students' education can continue even if they do not have access to an Internet connection.
According to The Technews, the advantage of the project "Coding with Chrome" is that it helps students to learn programming without the need to use plain interfaces such as DOS and Notepad. But the biggest advantage of Google's app is that it allows students to learn how to do code for the web without the need for an Internet connection.
The app is using an intuitive visual interface. It allows students to work through both traditional "text" and GUI interface, and it shows instant visual results on their code.
Google's "Coding with Chrome" app is still in beta version, but it works just fine. The application can be downloaded for free from Google's Chrome Web Store.
