Coding for Kids
Meet our newest Featured Maker, 3rd grader Thoriq from Indonesia! His favorite subject in school is math. And when he grows up, he would like to make video games. Awesome! Thoriq recently spoke with us about his experience coding with Tynker.
How did you get introduced to Tynker?
My mom told me what Tynker was so I started coding in Tynker.
That’s fantastic. So how long have you been using Tynker?
I’ve used Tynker for three years.
Do you look at the Tynker community projects?
Yes, I like to play games in the community.
Very nice. What are you planning to make next?
I’ll finish the project that I am working on right now.
That sounds good. Have your coding skills improved since you started using Tynker?
Tynker makes it easier for me to code and helps me finish my projects.
How did you feel when you found out your project had been featured?
I’m happy that I can finish it because the project I made is hard. And I got a lot of likes because I like to get likes.
Yeah, absolutely. Why do you like to code?
Because it’s fun.
How do you get inspiration for your projects?
I get a half inspiration from the community and a half inspiration from my mind.
Do you have a favorite code block?
I think the glide block.
What do you do with a project when you’re done with it?
I will publish it so I can get likes.
What’s the best thing about Tynker?
Tynker makes it easier to code. And it helps me make an idea for a new project.
You can create great games?
Yes and play games.
Do you think learning to code has prepared you for the future?
Tynker helps me be ready for the future so I can be better at coding.
For sure. Do you think that other kids should try coding? Why is that?
Because Tynker is fun.
Thoriq’s mother, Sarah, spoke with us about her son learning to code with Tynker:
I’m really happy because I introduced him to Tynker when I was doing my PhD because I work a lot with coding, and so I thought that kids now need to know coding because in the future everything will be about coding. So I introduced Thoriq to code with Tynker. So I think he’s great because like two years ago he got second place for a competition.
That’s fantastic. What benefits do you think coding has for him?
I think the logic. I mean, he has the logic first, but then when he starts Tynker, I think his logic skills improved. So yeah, that’s why I think he’s also good at math. So I think math and coding.
Do you feel that he’s better prepared for the future?
Yeah, of course. I think when I asked him last time, “What do you want to be in the future,” he answered, “I want to be a data scientist,” but now he wants to be a game maker.
What do you think of Tynker?
Yeah, it’s user-friendly. Tynker really makes it easy.
Well, those are all my questions for you. You guys did fantastic. It was such a pleasure to meet you both.
We want to thank Thoriq and his mother for taking the time to speak with us about coding with Tynker. We can’t wait to see what he creates next – HAPPY CODING!
