I have found most districts do not have school apps, which to me is really surprising considering the emphasis placed on technology in those schools. I think that if all schools had access to an open source template for a school app, not only would it fill a void in the App Store, but the template would act also as a project that motivates students and teachers to learn to code with a material end result. So while one may not necessarily find ground-breaking algorithms in this app, I think an end goal of making it open source will provide a mechanism for all school districts to take part in this technological revolution.
I'm most proud of the intuitive user interface. I found that while I was fairly easily able to write the actual code for the app, designing a UI that was intuitive was a huge challenge. I also think an intuitive UI is one of the most important aspects of any app; while a program may contain the most efficient algorithms ever developed, without a good UI nobody would want to use it.
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