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Initial release | 20 June 2017 |
Operating system | Android, iOS |
Website | learn |
Grasshopper was an app developed by Google that taught users to code with JavaScript. [1] [2] Available for IOS and Android operating systems, the program had aimed to teach with small "bite-size" coding lessons. [3] [4] [5] The program got harder as it progressed, and upon finishing the program, the user was given a certificate of completion. Assessments were not required to gain the certificate of completion.
In March 2023, Google announced that Grasshopper would shut down on June 15, 2023. [6]
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