Grasshopper (mobile app)

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Grasshopper
Developer(s) Google
Initial release20 June 2017;7 years ago (2017-06-20)
Operating system Android, iOS
Website learn.grasshopper.app

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 Grasshopper mobile was released in 2017.

In March 2023, Google announced that Grasshopper would shut down on June 15, 2023. [6]

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References

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