LiveCode has two main components that make it quick and easy to learn:
• An English-like programming language
• The LiveCode language is designed to be expressive, readable, memorable and as close as possible to the way you speak and think.
• A visual development environment
• Build app by dragging objects and images into your interface.
Place them and customise their properties to change their appearance and behaviour.
History of LiveCode
• Inspired by HyperCard
• Formerly known as Revolution and MetaCard
• Set up by Kevin Miller at age 17
• Initially released in July 11, 2001
• Revolution is renamed as LiveCode by 2010
Kevin Miller
• CEO of LiveCode Ltd.
• Coding at the age of 12 with HyperCard
• Developed LiveCode as IDE for MetaCard
• Build, code and run apps live
Variations of LiveCode
2001-2012
Revolution
And
MetaCard
October 17, 2016
LiveCode v. 9.0
April 2013
LiveCode v 6.0
2014
LiveCode v. 7.0
March 12, 2015
LiveCode v. 8.0
Some Notable Companies who have used LiveCode:
• NASA’s LANDSAT 7
• KLM’s Flight Booking System
• Sony Score by Digital Pomegranate
Features:
• Compile – free workflow
• Self – hosted IDE
• Write once, Deploy Everywhere
• English like, Concise language
• Super Flexible GUI toolkit
• Drag and drop interface
Sample Code of LiveCode: Simple Calculator
Addition Button
Subtraction Button
Multiplication Button
Division Button
Reset Button
Difference of LiveCode to Java