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Scratch Programming Language Overview

Scratch is an educational programming language and multimedia authoring tool that can be used by students, teachers, and parents for educational and entertainment projects. Scratch allows users to use event driven programming with multiple active objects called sprites. Version 2.0 of Scratch is currently available online and as a desktop beta for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.

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Scratch Programming Language Overview

Scratch is an educational programming language and multimedia authoring tool that can be used by students, teachers, and parents for educational and entertainment projects. Scratch allows users to use event driven programming with multiple active objects called sprites. Version 2.0 of Scratch is currently available online and as a desktop beta for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.

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Scratch (programming language)

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Scratch
Paradigm(s) event-driven, imperative
Appeared in 2006
Designed by itchel !esnick
Developer
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Stable release 2(0 )ay *, 20+,-
Typing discipline dynamic
Major
implementations
Scratch
Influenced by
$ogo, Smalltalk, .yper/ard,
Star$ogo, 0gentSheets, 1toys
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language
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presentations, to social sciences animated stories, and interactive art and music(
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