If you’ve been wondering how to go about learning JavaScript, Google may have the perfect solution for you. The company has launched Grasshopper, a free coding app for iPhone and Android that teach through a series of puzzle games.
Grasshopper is a result of Google‘s incubator for employees’ side projects, Area 120. These experimental workshops typically churn out fun things like an apps to make YouTube more social and expanding Smart Replies. This time, the workshop has released an app to help beginners learn to code in Javascript, which could be helpful for novices who want to build websites.
The app has a few advantages when compared with other coding software. It is not only free on the Google Play store, but works in puzzles to make learning fun. Users are also able to learn JavaScript, a leading language used in many of the websites people visit daily. Over 100,000 installs have been recorded since was launched online three days ago, with about 1600 positive reviews.
Android users can find the app in the Play Store, while iOS users can get it in the Apple Store here. However, be careful not to confuse it with the other similarly-named app, which is entirely different.