Scratch

Scratch is a visual programming language and online community targeted primarily at children. Users of the site can create online projects using a block-like interface. The service is developed by the MIT Media Lab, has been translated into 70+ languages, and is used in most parts of the world. Scratch is taught and used in after-school centers, schools, and colleges, as well as other public knowledge institutions. As of January 2022, community statistics on the Scratch homepage show more than 78 million projects shared by over 64 million users, and almost 80 million monthly website visits.

History

Scratch was developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab. Scratch 1.0 was released on January 15, 2007, and the second version, Scratch 2.0, was released on May 9, 2013. Scratch 3.0 was first released on January 2, 2019.

Features

Scratch allows users to use event-driven programming with multiple active objects called "sprites". Sprites can be drawn, as vector or bitmap graphics, from scratch in a simple editor that is part of Scratch, or can be imported from external sources, including webcams.

Scratch Community

The Scratch community website is an online network where Scratch users can share their projects, receive feedback, learn from each other, and collaborate on projects. The Scratch community has many studios consisting of projects with a similar theme or purpose.

See Also

• Visual programming language
• MIT Media Lab
• Event-driven programming

References

Scratch Resources
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