Learn programming with Scratch on a Mac Don’t be fooled into underestimating Scratch. The blocks are similar to commands you’ll find in programming languages.

I started learning programming in eighth grade. It was on my school's first Apple II and the program that most sticks in my head was a short BASIC routine that had a small square bouncing around ...

Super Scratch Programming Adventure! was written by the LEAD Project (Learning through Engineering, Art and Design), which began in 2005 as a collaboration among The Hong Kong Federation of Youth ...

If you want to try your hand at Scratch, then get the 2023 Coding with Scratch Programming Bundle for just $25, marked down from $1,000. Prices subject to change.

Along the way, Scratch helps programmers learn about loops, conditionals and event-driven programming. Scratch is written in Squeak (more about that in a moment) and is an open source project.

With Scratch or Basic, complex things have a way of turning out complex, but that’s to be expected. If you want to try a Scratch-inspired take on microcontroller programming, check out MicroBlocks.

Scratch Day 2009 – Computer Programming for Kids Community Voices By Phil Shapiro, May 7, 2009 4:10 am PDT ...