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Discussion on: A Programmer's Perspective of Scratch

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CoolScratcher

Scratch has added functions two versions ago in the 2.0 Preview :)
I don't know when you used Scratch, but it has all sorts of things now!

I like Snap! because of the complexity present. However, I feel like it's missing a community. There's no social interaction. It's great if a kid is trying to code, but if someone's looking for feedback or fame, it's not that great.

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Sylvie Fiquet

I had to check: the last Scratch programs my kids made (that I could find!) date back to 2013. So, yes, it was a while ago.

I'm really glad they added functions, that gives it so much more potential!

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mark.exe

BTW, they're not called functions, they're called custom blocks.

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CoolScratcher

Technically. I just avoid scratch terminology since I don't want to confuse non-Scratch users.