Hi Scratchers,

BlockLike.js in version 0.9.0 was released yesterday afternoon. This is the first public release.

It is a new educational Open Source JavaScript Library that is designed to bridge the gap between block-based and text-based programming. With it you can use Scratch concepts, methods and patterns in JavaScript.

The screen is a centred Stage. Interaction is with Sprites. Code is executed in a “paced” manner. Scratch block code and BlockLike.js text code are meant to be as literally similar as possible. So, if you know Scratch you'll immediately get it.

Site with example, docs and and stuff is at:
https://www.blocklike.org/

Easiest way to start a project is using CodePen.

One click setup is here:
https://www.blocklike.org/#getstarted

Comments, questions, show-and-tell?
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Here's the location for the source code if anyone wants to know: https://github.com/ronilan/BlockLike

This is really interesting! JavaScript is a great language to learn if you already know Scratch. I will definitely use this in the future!

(Btw, if you're about to say “pLeAsE dOnT nEcRoPosT”, don't worry, i'm already aware… Just wanted to show some support)

MegaApuTurkUltra wrote:

Can we uhhhh not teach kids javascript please. It's a wildly unsound language

I like how you don't want kids to learn JavaScript, when you have it in your signature…