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Have started my two kids to code in the games and not just play them. They love it. Roblox and Minecraft courses especially.
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Lrobustwhen on 24/06/2020 - 22:49 codakid.com (137 clicks)
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Scratch is really just like the old Adobe Flash IDE - I wouldn't call it programming. Codakid seems to go much deeper
Scratch is really just like the old Adobe Flash IDE
Scratch doesn't use flash, it's all in HTML
I wouldn't call it programming.
Why not?
@jv: yes I did. Scratch is fun for creating animations, but Codakid has a much wider set of goals and applicability, and can teach a variety of real world scripting and Object Oriented languages.
real world scripting and Object Oriented languages.
did you read the comment I was replying to?
@blackfrancis75: Scratch can easily be used by 6 year olds. My kids have been using it at school for a few years now.
They don't need to know about object oriented programming.I've played around with it for a bit and I'm a lot older than 8.
@jv: OO isn't that hard for kids to get their heads around, and the younger the better. That said, I'm sure Codakid doesn't expect them to learn it from the very start either.
OO isn't that hard for kids to get their heads around
It is when they're in primary schools.
Learning how to use conditional statements, loops, branching, variables… That's plenty for them to get a good foundation in programming when they're that young. Many then move onto languages like python. Most primary schools and early high school years only teach Scratch.
It is when they're in primary schools.
Agree to disagree
Most primary schools and early high school years only teach Scratch.
yes. Because as you pointed out - it's free
yes. Because as you pointed out - it's free
That's right. No need to pay for another platform.
Scratch has been created and funded by MIT and is by far the best platform for primary school kids to learn the fundamentals of programming. You should try it.
we had great fun making animations
I guess you didn't look at the code in the link I posted.
Thanks op, exactly what I was looking for
Having the specific tie in to minecraft, roblox etc will make it more appealing for a lot of kids than some of the alternatives out there, a great way to get them started IMO
Any age restrictions or recommendations for young kids?