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The purpose of the puzzle pieces is to prevent syntax errors, right? Do kids (or anyone, now that I consider the question) really need to deal with syntax error
by jessaustin 7y ago
The purpose of the puzzle pieces is to prevent syntax errors, right? Do kids (or anyone, now that I consider the question) really need to deal with syntax errors?
- AstralStorm 7y agoYes, just like they do when talking. The problem is not syntax, the problem is that they're bad at typing on a keyboard. I suspect it's mostly because the keyboard is too big and stiff...
- jessaustin 7y agoScratch is designed to encourage children, not discourage them. Syntax errors are the bane of learning to program for the first time. As sibling comment indicates, it's also good to be able to code on a tablet, but I didn't think that would be as convincing to parent who seems opposed to graphical interfaces in general.
- Wowfunhappy 7y agoThe puzzle pieces: 1. Prevent syntax errors. 2. Remove the need to type on a keyboard. 3. Remove the need to memorize basic commands. The kids will eventually need to learn #2, but I think it's great that they can do programming in the interim. #3 will start to come naturally once you've dragged enough if-else blocks in Scratch. Scratch is an on-ramp. I will point out btw that Scratch is turing-complete.