TapCoding Hack 1.3.3 + Redeem Codes

I couldn’t be much happier with this app. It’s just what it says it is and that’s refreshing. I especially love the once daily reminders to practice. It teaches you to pace yourself in the learning experience instead of getting the much dreaded burnout of trying to soak in too much in one sitting. The persistent quizzing is also very effective in helping you to not only gain but retain the knowledge you’re acquiring. Hats off to the developers. I would’ve given it five stars but I’m gonna save that star for some incentive for you to keep wowing me. Lol. Thanks again.

The language is mostly clear and the lessons offer a good level of difficulty for a first-time coder. Three faults keep this from being a GREAT app (and I would have made this suggestion in the app, but the flag/feedback system is more suited to individual pages than the app as a whole... so maybe four faults);

1. Everyone says it and it's true -- there needs to be a way to save progress in the middle of a lesson, when you don't have a full 15-20 minutes.

2. Navigation is limited to single-step-forward. I need a way to go back and look something up without starting each section over (and doing each exercise until I reach the page I need).

3. The tap function is a great idea -- really makes this app work on a phone or tablet. However, the typing function doesn't make sense. I get that there's a memory component to typing... but I think that only works with touch-typing on a keyboard. Hunt-and-peck (with just your thumbs, no less) doesn't provide the same memory-improving haptic connection. The virtual keyboard of touch devices requires too much attention to spaces, shifts, and navigating the letter/number/symbol keypad.

Plus, it's hell on the thumbs.

Some great ideas and a good lesson plan (I bought the full package) but these three issues hamstring the learning process.

I am greatly impressed with and grateful for this app. The method is consistent, clear and methodical. It is also helping me to gain the habit of taking time each day to learn as opposed to going full on one day and then nothing for two weeks and losing much of what I've learned. I've been able to retain all of what I've learned this way and feel I will be better off when I get to the point where I start the actual programming. In the time after each lesson, I think about what apps I'd like to develop. I have one set of apps in mind and now I will begin to lay out a more specific plan on the app, modules for the app, pricing for the modules, etc. Each day a little toward the goal. Thank you!!

After completing the free lessons so easily I was compelled to purchase the rest of the app. It is a bit steep but the learning concept seemed to work with the free lessons. I am on the third ll fourth pay lesson now and am a bit confused. I don’t understand what all these things are for. If you already state x = 8 then why would you need to have all these true ll false constants about x? I guess I would like to know how all of these booleans and stuff are going to be needed in coding. A few examples of why we would need these strings would be helpful. I will update my review when I am done with all the lessons. Hopefully it will all make sense then.

I've now worked my way through all the available modules and units in TapCoding (including those you have to pay for). It's been a great experience, and I'm happy I used this app. I feel like a got a good basic overview of Swift, with a solid number of examples.

Reaching the end, sadly, felt a little abrupt. I wish the app had given information on whether more modules are planned, or suggestions for where to go to learn more.

That said, I do recommend TapCoding. Now I'm off to find more ways to play with Swift! :D

I've never actually learned coding before, and have only played with basic HTML as a kid. I got this app because I had an idea for creating an app but wanted to know how impossible it might be to learn the coding language. So far, I've only completed the basics available, but learning the language as someone with no coding background no longer seems impossible thanks to this app. One key element that I truly value is that it breaks down lingo into real world examples that anyone can understand. Thanks !

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I started with unity, but I was just following instructions, I never learned anything, I didn't know what int or var meant, and got frustrated, and rage quit. But with this app, it gives you instructions, tips, and places to turn to. No in app purchases, no premium, just free help. This is my first day, and I've already learned a lot. 6 stars.

Nvm, I got further in, and then you have to pay 6 bucks for the rest of the lessons. 4 stars. Only the first 9 lessons are free. Sorry for the wrong info.

The developer is not responsive. People have been complaining about the lack of a progress tracker within lessons for a long time. You would think an app that teaches you how to make apps would be better maintained. Especially for the price of further lessons.

The free content is extremely limited. It’s about 40 minutes to work through material that could be learned in under 10 minutes of reading. The exercises are not valuable, they are hoops to jump through that just provide filler, which is hugely disappointing.

There are 9 free lessons, the other 25 are $10. This material, plus much more, is readily available online for free. The depth of the course does not justify the price tag at all.

First of all, it’s free. You can buy early access to lessons or you can go at the recommended pace and the lessons will unlock as you go.

Second, coding is very sensitive to typos. Most of the concepts are clearly written but I’ve found a few typos. There’s a mechanism to report them.

Third, it utilizes a creative way of using the iOS GUI to learn the basics of Swift. Very cool.

Lessons take several minutes to complete and progress cannot be saved within each lesson. I've had to run through the same steps on a lesson multiple times just because I didn't have the time to complete it on my last attempt. Let's get some auto saving progress!!

Also, this app introduces Xcode and playgrounds but doesn't give a good step by step guide of how to use them. Show me how to make a calculator/game app on Xcode or something please?