Designing a Better Programmer Community
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A visual iPad language called Hopscotch uses drag and drop blocks, curated art and a featured feed to change who joins programming. It runs as an app built Hopscotch on iPad in Objective C, attracts thousands of projects a week, and deliberately avoids gendered assets so girls succeed as well as boys. The mental model borrows Logo Mindstorms ideas and the beginner-to-expert path turns novices into competent creators.
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