If you are this sort of armchair developer, you might want to check out the MIT App Inventor. The software is a developer platform that is now available to anyone who wants to grab it as open source.

In a time when technology is rapidly changing, the MIT App Inventor provides an excellent example of how to democratize the process of creation.

App Inventor — a Google cast-out that is now maintained by MIT — is a graphical tool that unlocks the power of an Android handset to those with the most basic of programming understanding.

The App Inventor, which is web-based, is now live for all those interested. Hit the jump for a quick video and let us know if you make your very first Android app.

Android App Inventor is not about the next generation of flatulence apps. It's about the essence of 21st Century education.