Coding, Starting from Scratch by lord_Dragon_386

You may think that coding is hard and for specialists but you're wrong. Anyone can learn to code. Scratch is an ideal programming language to start with. It's like writing instructions that the computer will understand. It is easy to use because you don't need to write the code; pre-made blocks are already there to help you.

The pre-made blocks are easy to understand because they are written in plain English. You can connect them to create a piece of code which will later be executed by the computer.

For example when you assemble these blocks the computer will wait until you start the program to show a speech bubble which says: 'hello world'.





You can choose blocks through a large selection called 'script library'. The blocks are classed in different sections called: motion, looks, sound, pen, data, events, control, sensing, operators and more blocks. You can drag them into the 'script area' (area for pieces of code) and then assemble them to create a program.











You can choose your characters in the 'sprite library' and then code them.

To code them, all you need to do is click on them and then drag blocks into their 'script area'. The computer will automatically (once you've started the program) execute the code in their 'script area' and the character will do as the program tells it to do.



Here are a few ideas of what you can achieve with Scratch: you could make a cat chasing a donut and being chased by a dragon, or even a monkey which throws bananas at a bat. My first project was a plane which you could control to write messages in the sky. You can see it by clicking here! Now that you've understood the concept, you can go ahead and learn. Once you get hang of it you can aim for bigger projects.

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