references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . january 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message livecode formerly called runtime revolution cross worlds computing industry software founded 1997 ; 19 years ago 1997 1 headquarters edinburgh scotland u.k. key people kevin miller ceo mark waddingham cto products livecode website livecode.com livecode ltd. formerly runtime revolution and cross worlds computing 2 3 4 makes the livecode cross platform development environment formerly called revolution for creating applications that run on ios microsoft windows linux macos android and solaris . it is similar to apple s discontinued hypercard . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit livecode began as an expert ide for metacard a development environment and gui toolkit originally developed for unix development and later ported to support microsoft windows and macos compilation . runtime revolution ltd acquired metacard in july 2003 and released subsequent versions under the revolution brand . metacard built on the success of its predecessor hypercard . both hypercard and metacard utilized an english like language that arguably was easier to learn than basic . the language has been known by several names including transcript revtalk and as of november 2010 livecode . the entire product including the ide is now officially referred to as livecode . the ios version is available as of december 2010 with the android and server versions under development . the company is supported by a number of investors including mike markkula who originally invested in apple computer inc in 1976 and brought that company to market . citation needed on 11 november 2009 in san francisco the company officially launched version 4.0 of the revolution programming language renamed livecode in november 2010 officially bringing the revtalk language to the web . in late 2009 the company launched the runrev partner program giving all people programming in the livecode language the opportunity to work more closely with the core livecode development team . this provision of dedicated technical account managers is part of the continued development of the livecode language and is designed to make it even more accessible . see also edit livecode metacard hypercard xtalk references edit about us . on rev. retrieved 2016 08 15 . cross worlds computing . archived from the original on 2007 02 05 . 10th birthday . ten thumbs typing tutor . retrieved 2016 08 15 . laine heather february 6 2013 . white slave auction . revup . no. 148 . external links edit official website ten thumbs typing tutor a runtime revolution product formerly learn to type released in 1995 on rev a livecode hosting service retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title livecode company & oldid 744093590 categories companies established in 1998software companies of scotlandhidden categories articles lacking in text citations from january 2009all articles lacking in text citationsall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2016official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 13 october 2016 at 02 30 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view