I have a suggestion about adding Advanced text programming mode which will be for more experienced scratch users or for these,which want to learn programming faster and it will be like normal programming language which is not drag n drop.

Why can't you just learn another programming language?

Chibi-Matoran wrote:

Why can't you just learn another programming language?

^ (I recommend the Love2D framework for Lua, which I am working on learning rn)

Scratch isn't a serious programming tool, it's a tool to help you express creativity and learn problem-solving skills

VoltageGames wrote:

Chibi-Matoran wrote:

Why can't you just learn another programming language?

^ (I recommend the Love2D framework for Lua, which I am working on learning rn)

Scratch isn't a serious programming tool, it's a tool to help you express creativity and learn problem-solving skills

I don't recommend jumping straight into a game engine. My parents tell me that I need to master the basics first.

I recommend familiarizing yourself with a programming language's standard library and basic concepts before learning specific game engines, assuming game programming is even your goal.

VoltageGames wrote:

Chibi-Matoran wrote:

Why can't you just learn another programming language?

^ (I recommend the Love2D framework for Lua, which I am working on learning rn)

Scratch isn't a serious programming tool, it's a tool to help you express creativity and learn problem-solving skills

No support as per this.
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Chibi-Matoran wrote:

VoltageGames wrote:

Chibi-Matoran wrote:

Why can't you just learn another programming language?

^ (I recommend the Love2D framework for Lua, which I am working on learning rn)

Scratch isn't a serious programming tool, it's a tool to help you express creativity and learn problem-solving skills

I don't recommend jumping straight into a game engine. My parents tell me that I need to master the basics first.

I recommend familiarizing yourself with a programming language's standard library and basic concepts before learning specific game engines, assuming game programming is even your goal.

it's a framework, not an engine.
it just means it's full of a lot of the equivalent of broadcasts- so you can use love.graphics.circle(arguments here) instead of something like

local x, y, r = 0, 0, 1
for i = 1, 360 do
local angle = i * math.pi / 180
local ptx, pty = x + r * math.cos( angle ), y + r * math.sin( angle )
drawPoint( ptx, pty )
end

so frameworks > original programming language

This is when you start expanding past Scratch my friend, try out another simple language like Lua (Roblox fans ) Python, or Swift (Mac only, idk if released either, I'm a loser)!

MathlyCat wrote:

This is when you start expanding past Scratch my friend, try out another simple language like Lua (Roblox fans ) Python, or Swift (Mac only, idk if released either, I'm a loser)!

1. yeah swift is released.
2. fun fact: lua existed before roblox.

Then use java, lua, or python or something like that. Move on from scratch.

No support, this would make the site less child (I guess?) friendly what if a new scratcher opened the text editor showing what they coded with Scratchblocks?

What the new scratcher would say: wrote:

Ugh my coding is terrible! I QUIT SCRATCH! I WILL NEVER BE GOOD! AT ALL!

sorry for emoji spam

Tosh/Python.
No support.

Python's a somewhat good language to learn next, especially since it's simple, however, they aren't many engines that use Python.

No support, because Scratch was built to be a visual language.
I would definetly reccoment Python as a next step, as it is quite similar to scratch in terms of the different commands.

Cubit wrote:

Python's a somewhat good language to learn next, especially since it's simple, however, they aren't many engines that use Python.

There are quite a few ways to use Python

Firedrake969 wrote:

Cubit wrote:

Python's a somewhat good language to learn next, especially since it's simple, however, they aren't many engines that use Python.

There are quite a few ways to use Python

Frontend game engines?

VoltageGames wrote:

MathlyCat wrote:

This is when you start expanding past Scratch my friend, try out another simple language like Lua (Roblox fans ) Python, or Swift (Mac only, idk if released either, I'm a loser)!

1. yeah swift is released.
2. fun fact: lua existed before roblox.

1. Thanks
2. I know

-tobor- wrote:

No support, because Scratch was built to be a visual language.
I would definetly reccoment Python as a next step, as it is quite similar to scratch in terms of the different commands.

This ^^^