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Is block coding considered real coding?

Stuff like (Scratch, Gdevelop, Construct, stencyl, etc.)

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Alejandro Rodríguez

Construction of algorithms involves logic first rather than actual code. How you implement the solution might or migt not involve code.

If we consider coding as the implementation of algorithms (computer programming), then yes. You might even find tutorials and books that include "code with Scratch" somewhere in the description or title.

If we think of coding as strictly typing reserved words from a programming language, then no. You might type variable names in Scratch but no actual code (as in words).

Scratch has a syntax on its own which is given by shapes, colors and labels. These elements allow the creation of programs. Personally, I prefer to refer as programming with Scratch rather than coding with Scratch. As Scratch is a visual programming language.