So, I was looking for articles on ScratchJr, and I found this one from 2012. It has a picture of archmage's ancient project Scratch Jr with the caption “Net gain? Trial versions of Scratch Jr are already being tested”. They definitely did their research. Great job, DailyMail.

xD

First this is really cool. One of my favorite parts is the introduction video on how to use it.

Can't wait to try with my daughter.

Thanks!!!

djdolphin wrote:

So, I was looking for articles on ScratchJr, and I found this one from 2012. It has a picture of archmage's ancient project Scratch Jr with the caption “Net gain? Trial versions of Scratch Jr are already being tested”. They definitely did their research. Great job, DailyMail.

Wow, was this partly inspired by archmage? He must be proud

Does #ScratchJr have variables & lists? Is ScratchJr a Turing complete programming language? http://www.scratchjr.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_completeness

Ahh, I wish ScratchJr will be out for Android.
I don't have iPad
I have another tablet.

samanyolu wrote:

Ahh, I wish ScratchJr will be out for Android.
I don't have iPad
I have another tablet.

It will be out for Android. Sometime.

mobluse wrote:

Does #ScratchJr have variables & lists? Is ScratchJr a Turing complete programming language? http://www.scratchjr.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_completeness

No.

My daughter is having a blast. But I am finding some issues. Where should I report them?

mrsteve wrote:

My daughter is having a blast. But I am finding some issues. Where should I report them?

What types of issues?

cobraguy wrote:

samanyolu wrote:

Ahh, I wish ScratchJr will be out for Android.
I don't have iPad
I have another tablet.

It will be out for Android. Sometime.

Yay!

I find it very confusing.
Pictures and no words for a programming language is confusing.

mrsteve wrote:

My daughter is having a blast. But I am finding some issues. Where should I report them?

On the website it says to tweet with the hashtag #ScratchJr.

turkey3 wrote:

mobluse wrote:

Is ScratchJr a Turing complete programming language? http://www.scratchjr.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_completeness

No.

What could one add to make it Turing complete? One idea would be clones. I've not tested it yet, since I have only Android and not iPad.

mobluse wrote:

turkey3 wrote:

mobluse wrote:

Is ScratchJr a Turing complete programming language? http://www.scratchjr.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_completeness

No.

What could one add to make it Turing complete? One idea would be clones. I've not tested it yet, since I have only Android and not iPad.

Variables and mathematical operations, setting x and y coordinates specifically.

I think I knew about this before most of the community did…

goldfish678 wrote:

I think I knew about this before most of the community did…

When?

djdolphin wrote:

goldfish678 wrote:

I think I knew about this before most of the community did…

When?

I don't exactly remember (maybe sometime in April or something) but it was definitely before most of the community did…

mobluse wrote:

Does #ScratchJr have variables & lists? Is ScratchJr a Turing complete programming language? http://www.scratchjr.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_completeness

You need

1) conditionals, see “8 Coding Tips for Scratch Jr” https://www.technokids.com/blog/apps/8-coding-tips-for-scratch-jr/

“In Scratch Jr, the Start On Bump block offers an opportunity to make fun action scenes. It also lays the foundation for teaching conditional logic, a cornerstone of computational thinking. Learn about how Start On Bump triggers animated sequences. Afterwards, refer to the helpful coding tips for Scratch Jr. This will allow you to support students when they need to troubleshoot their scripts.” …

2) You also need variables (actors)

You have both

samanyolu wrote:

Ahh, I wish ScratchJr will be out for Android.
I don't have iPad
I have another tablet.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.scratchjr.android&hl=en

you need an Android Tablet
- it does not run on my phone :-(