John Jones

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Washington, DC

John Jones is a technologist and open source supporter in Washington DC.

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johnjones4

31 Mar 2017

Is Scratch today like the Logo of the '80s for teaching kids to code?

This is great! My concern though is the jump from the visual interface of Scratch to coding is a large one. I actually wrote an article a few weeks ago reflecting on the impact BASIC had on me: https://hackernoon.com/basic-inspired-a-generation-of-technologists-wha…. I wonder if there is something after Scratch that helps bridge that gap?

Also, the point about Scratch being packaged with the Raspberry Pi is the most cogent. What made both BASIC and Logo work was that they were everywhere and therefore extremely accessible.