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I wonder if they've added any help for transitioning out of their sandbox. I know when I first learned programming, one problem I had was taking what I learned

I wonder if they've added any help for transitioning out of their sandbox. I know when I first learned programming, one problem I had was taking what I learned in the classroom on Apple IIs and transitioning to using GW-Basic or QBasic at home. Transitioning from a browser-based sandbox to editing HTML and real files would probably be even worse. It might be nice if there was an easy framework they would let people download to help them create things in a more normal environment, so they don't get stuck and give up at that point.

schrijver 14y ago
I very much agree… In fact a large part of learning to code is not much grab abstract principles as it is getting accustomed to the eco system: how code relies on other code, how it is organised on files, and how it gets uploaded to the internet. It would be great if this site provided the opportunity to download a set of html and js files that re-implement the result of the students… a great starting point also for a teacher to talk about these issues… and a way for students to walk outside the garden when they feel like it…