is scratch a programming language?
I’ve wondered about adding a Scratch role to the server, but I don’t know if it really counts as a programming language
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It's not a language
As it is assembling blocks
But it's still programming
Yeah I can see that, I mean I’ve seen things like raytracing and 3d rendering in scratch.
It’s not just a platform with little kids
Wow, it really changed
Are your talking about the ui?
No, the things we can do with it
Yeah it’s pretty crazy what you can do with it now
Even though it’s just block assembly
For real
Scratch is kinda like C++
Or not, I think they changed to Python for the newer version
Wait what, how?
It has the same syntax
I guess I could see it
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Scratch is a high-level block-based visual programming language and website aimed primarily at children as an educational tool for programming, with a target audience of ages 8 to 16.Google never lies
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Yes
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Not yet, I was on my phone
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Relatable
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I wouldn't consider it a programming language
How would a programming language be just dragging blocks: "SAY Hello FOR 2 SECONDS"
Yeah I don't think it's really a programming language. I'd say it's still programming though
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Scratch? Scratch is a web based thing. As long as you have a web browser you can use scratch, regardless of platform
Speaking of scratch I created a scratch game a while back
It's called QUALID
I can send you the link if you want.
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How people call scratch a programming language but not batch scripting
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not all languages are text based... so why should programming languages be? It's a programming language. And a good start for children to learn programming. And a pain to develop tools for to do research on that learning process xD
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I agree 100%
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What's scratch jr?
Never heard of it
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Oh god it's worse then scratch
Scratch is already easy enough for kids
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I think scratch is already too simple, to the point where a 5 year old should be able to make simple things
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i personally dont consider block coding language stuff as an actual coding language
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Block coding to me doesn't feel like actual programming. Actually it really depends on what you call a programming language. Though block programming is used in some other stuff like Vex robots
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No, block scripting
Vex5 Bots have block coding
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I'm aware they are
Are you asking me my thoughts on visual scripting?
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In which case, no I still don't think it's really programming. I know UE5 and some other engines use it though
Or have the option at least
I think it's a good gateway to programming and it has the same kind of flow logic
But visual programming still has quite a few restrictions.
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Yes, I think visual scripting is much more powerful then block coding
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It is
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So... it's limited
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Compared to block programming as I said
visual scripting is much more powerful then block coding
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Though the original comparison is: "is scratch a programming language"
So I keep comparing everything to programming languages
High and low level alike
But yes, visual scripting is more powerful then block coding
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But it's lacking when compared to programming languages like Python, Java, JavaScript, c, c++, c#
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I started with Python then I went to Scratch then I learnt c#
I don't think the order or how you start programming matters all that much.
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As long as you can understand the basic concepts of programming I don't think what programming language you learn is all that important
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I sort of agree, regardless I think Scratch is a good tool for kids to explore what it's like to make a game
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I've been programming since I was 9 but I always had the aspiration of being a developer, I actually hate game dev for the most part. Scratch is no different.
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In general I don't think scratch teaches enough to make learning an programming language easier
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Lol, I'm not old
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I'm only 15
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I mean with your name and pfp, at first glance I wouldn't have assumed so.
I have a Windows XP machine
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XD
No
My main machine is a distribution of Ubuntu
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I'm not sure if you were trying to correct me but "Ubuntu distribution" is correct. I also have a Windows 7 and 10 machine.
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How so
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Like?
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... so like any linux distro?
Plus linux gaming is a thing
Wine also exists for running windows games
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Linux emulators for older games exist
Along with the introduction of the steam deck some games are actually starting to be made for Linux
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I mean Xubuntu is not a bad flavor of Ubuntu. I actually just use a window manager so I don't use the gnome desktop enviroment
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That's what my configuration of I3 looks like
Yes I agree
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Yes the window manager I use
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