Whats your opinion on scratch?

better than java

>>56110663
It's a good way to introduce someone to programming, if they're afraid of it or have a pre-conceived notion that it's hard.

Just another failed attempt to make programming accessible to demographics that want nothing to do with it

>>56110663
I loved the color coding and type labeling, so easy I could tell how to use it from the 3min demo.

But I also deeply respect power and procedure, and it is no C or even C++.

While it is good, I think building a good GUI like this for a traditional languages would have had a far bigger impact as the power is not with the code but the simple Integrated Development Environment.

In sort, not bad but better to build a better IDE.

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>so awesome now my kids can be programmers too!!!
i mean if you are going to be a massive sheep helicopter parent at least try to make your kids become doctors or something else respectable

Could it be used to actually make something lasting?

Great for literal children.

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>>56110836
no

currently making my game engine in it

>>56110663
I enjoyed it as a kid. Once you start making anything really complex, dragging blocks around starts to feel really slow which is a good motivator for learning actual code.

>>56110663
That fucking cat...

>>56110663
haskell is better

>>56110663
My opinion is that I didn't need it to learn programming as a kid. BASIC was pretty basic already for me; I'd recommend Python 3 now as baby's first language probably.

>>56110663
Irritating and time consuming to use. I prefer C.