Bangalore teen’s app on Microsoft app store
Posted on: 31/May/2013 7:12:53 PM
15 year old Pratik Mohapatra from Bangalore has developed a mobile app called ‘Calculator Hub’ which is available on the Microsoft App Store. The app is an updated version of ‘Calculator +’ which he had developed earlier.
Says the 10th Std. student from National Public School in Koramangala, ‘This app gives a variety of options to the user, that too on the same screen of the phone. It includes a BMI Calculator with two options, and you just have to swipe to change, a temperature conversion calculator, a scientific calculator, an age calculator and calculators for simple interest and compound interest. This app was published by
Microsoft very recently..
‘My dad bought an Android phone and told me he didn`t like the calculator at all. He didn`t find it comfortable to use and advised me to try and make a calculator app. I started developing apps for Windows phones as I had experience in C#. Moreover, there was no such concept before in the store. I think this is the first app to feature such a thing.
‘It was not an easy experience, and I had to learn C# on my own. I faced a lot of problems as I got a lot of errors while debugging. Then I realized I needed to learn more and read more books about C#. I knew there was no shortcut. ," says Pratik, who is an
engineering aspirant.
‘I enjoy coding and fixing bugs. I want to pursue BTech and would like to join BITS Pilani… App developing also helps my pocket money. With each download I get for Calculator Hub, I
earn Rs 55.’
