The architecture of App Inventor is complicated (perhaps even overcomplicated, as we shall see), consisting of two main subsystems, one that runs in the browser under JavaScript, the other under Java.

App Inventor — a Google cast-out that is now maintained by MIT — is a graphical tool that unlocks the power of an Android handset to those with the most basic of programming understanding.

App Inventor — a Google cast-out that is now maintained by MIT — is a graphical tool that unlocks the power of an Android handset to those with the most basic of programming understanding.

You can now build your own Android app thanks to Google's App Inventor for Android -- all you need is a good idea ...

Google and MIT have released App Inventor for Android today on an open source basis.

Google App Inventor, the simplified Android app creation tool that went dark last year, is getting a new lease on life as an open-source project at MIT. The App Inventor source code was released ...