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- epic_yeet_boi
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remove the <() < ()> block
i believe that the
<[] < []>block should be removed because it is useless. it's useless because the
<[] > []>can do it's job along with it's own.
- chrdagos
- Scratcher
500+ posts
remove the <() < ()> block
i agree, epic_yeet_boi. the
<[] < []>is kinda useless…
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- WindOctahedron
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remove the <() < ()> block
Scratch is supposed to be as easy and intuitive to learn. If you remove that block, a lot of people will get confused.
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- JackK211424
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500+ posts
remove the <() < ()> block
and a lot of peoples projects will be broken Scratch is supposed to be as easy and intuitive to learn. If you remove that block, a lot of people will get confused.
- R4356th
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1000+ posts
remove the <() < ()> block
No support for the same reason. Scratch is supposed to be as easy and intuitive to learn. If you remove that block, a lot of people will get confused.
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1000+ posts
remove the <() < ()> block
It is common programming practice to put variables on the left side and static values (like 3) on the right slot. If you remove one of the blocks, people will be taught to do the bad practice of putting variables on the right. It is easier to read and understand score greater than 20 than it is 20 less than score.
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- Maximouse
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1000+ posts
remove the <() < ()> block
No support, every programming language has both less than and greater than operators, why shouldn't Scratch have both? Also, this is what Za-Chary said in a similar topic:
There's a lot of blocks that could be replaced. For instance, you don't need variables since you can use lists instead. You also don't need a multiplication reporter block, as it could be worked around with the addition and logarithm blocks. Even the “and” and “or” booleans have workarounds, if you use the “greater than” boolean.
The reason some of these “duplicates” exist is because Scratch, as an introductory programming language, should be easy to use for beginners. If people wanted to multiply two numbers together, they might not know the workaround for an easy multiplication block. Even if they asked someone, grade-school students might not understand the workaround (“What's a logarithm?”).
In fact, I would go so far as to say that reducing the number of blocks we currently have is rejected — but I'm not sure, so I'll leave the topic open.
- Paddle2See
- Scratch Team
1000+ posts
remove the <() < ()> block
Most students are taught inequalities using both symbols. So it makes sense to provide both symbols so that they can apply what they learn more easily. In fact, I would argue that we should probably add both the “greater than or equal” and “less than or equal” signs too. i believe that the<[] < []>block should be removed because it is useless. it's useless because the<[] > []>can do it's job along with it's own.
Bear in mind that we are not looking for a minimal set of blocks for Scratch - but rather an optimal number of blocks that balance ease of use with ease of learning.
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