Codea

Should have found Codea sooner. This programming app is a joy to use. Powerful, intuitive and in my opinion the best app for game programming (2d, 3d) on iOS.
Btw I don’t usually write reviews but this app deserves.

Using it on the iPhone and iPad. Not all examples that come with it seem to work, but there is enough there and online to get started.
Typing on just the screen is not bad. I have one project of close to 2000 lines and it was no big problem typing it in.
The language seems to create super fast programs. I have not touched my laptop for months now and the iOS/iPados seems to really be useful with things like codea.

its a great app for beginner / experienced programmers, really fun and powerfull.

Maybe nice to make a game with it, but
There are plenty more people,
Who like to use this, if midi is inside here.
Then you get more out of it.
For example, you can than make a vj program
Or a complex synth lfo.
But no,
Next millennium better.
A missed chance.
Thanks

I've spent hundreds of hours coding in Lua, it's such a beautiful app to use. Lua is an easy language to pick up, and with the included examples you'll get the hang of it in no time. And when you get stuck, there's a large super friendly community eager to help you out.

Codea is zeer de moeite waard voor iedereen die snel ideeen wil ontwikkelen on the go...

It simple is a very well designed app that allows you to program on the iPad for the iPad (and other iDevices). The language used, LUA, is well documented as well as the environment. Good support community. In short, if you are starting out developing for the iPad, this is the app for you.

Very nice and easy app to write apps. Lot's of examples that can be used. Good editor. Have had a lot of fun with it.

Having not coded in Lua before but mostly with Processing I have found the transition relatively intuitive. I believe Lua would be a brilliant first coding language to learn. The forums, community and support for Codea is amazingly helpful. Codea is a beautifully designed app that continues to be developed and a brilliant way to get into coding and prototyping for your own apps on your iPad, which is fairly amazing and super handy in itself. It takes a lot of time to learn any new language so be patient if you are new to this but with the help of in built examples you can begin immediately tweaking, learning and testing ideas out. Do a little research and read about Lua and what it is capable of before you go for it and I am sure you will not be disappointed using Codea!

Ik raad iedereen die programmeren leuk vindt, het wel eens wil proberen of al lang een ervaren pro is deze app aan.
Hetbis een ideaal platform om snel iets uit te proberen. Dat betekent niet dat de app beperkt is, integendeel, de mogelijkheden zijn enorm en nemen nog steeds toe. Door een goede interface, veel support van de ontwikkelaars en een levendige community kun je al snel van start.

Maar ik heb geen do...while gezien. Het schijnt ook recursief aan de gang te kunnen gaan. Ik heb behoefte aan "Big Numbers" een zak met integerfunctions met aboluut behoud van nauwkeurigheid: dus geen afrondingen. Dit houd me bezig en CODEA verschaft de mogelijkheden.

Geweldig, nu ook 3D ondersteuning! Codea is een erg leuke, maar vooral ook krachtige programmeer omgeving. Dikke 5 sterren!

Codea is a programming application based on Lua, a very powerful and elegant scripting language. There are other Lua apps on the appstore (I own all of them) but Codea is BY FAR THE BEST. Why? Here are some reasons:
(1) The coding interface has been designed specifically for the iPad. Features such as autocompletion of function names and constants makes coding extremely fast and fun.
(2) Codea incorporates 'Processing-like' graphic functions on top of Lua. (Processing is a highly acclaimed language for artists and designers.)
(3) Features like parameter sliders and the 'watch' function facilitate the quick exploration of ideas. This is great for simulations or simply trying things out. The Codea documentation and web forum (also available within the app) and the online tutorials help an absolute beginner to programming get started in just a couple of hours.
(4) Codea is extremely powerful with the only limits being your imagination.
(5) Programming with Codea is very playful. And it bears repeating: Codea is incredibly fun to use.
Concerning the price: in my opinion it is worth much, much more than what the developers are charging for it.
Buy it. You will not regret your purchase.