Description for Hello Scratch!
Paperback. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: UM. .
In the future, there are going to be millions of jobs with no one to fill them if more kids don't learn how to code. So why aren't more kids learning to program? Some think it's too hard, and others don't have parents who can help them because they don't know programming themselves. Learning to code with a tool like Scratch, an open source programming platform maintained by MIT, and having fun goals, like writing games, just might make a difference. That's where this book comes in. Hello, Scratch! is a how-to ... Read more
In the future, there are going to be millions of jobs with no one to fill them if more kids don't learn how to code. So why aren't more kids learning to program? Some think it's too hard, and others don't have parents who can help them because they don't know programming themselves. Learning to code with a tool like Scratch, an open source programming platform maintained by MIT, and having fun goals, like writing games, just might make a difference. That's where this book comes in. Hello, Scratch! is a how-to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manning Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781617294259
SKU
V9781617294259
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Melissa Ford
Gabriel Ford is a 12 year old coder. His favorite game, PartiBlu, was featured by the Scratch team on the front page in Winter 2015. Melissa Ford is the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including Writing Interactive Fiction with Twine (Pearson, Spring 2016). She is the Blogging and Social Media editor at BlogHer, a ... Read more
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