{"id":10373,"date":"2017-08-10T11:48:50","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T18:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=10373"},"modified":"2023-03-06T17:31:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T01:31:24","slug":"gabe-thinks-coding-is-fun-and-a-good-skill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/gabe-thinks-coding-is-fun-and-a-good-skill\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabe Thinks Coding is Fun \u2013 and a Good Skill!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Gabe Thinks Coding is Fun \u2013 and a Good Skill!<\/h1>\n<p>Eleven-year-old Gabe is in 6th grade and lives in Beloit, Wisconsin. He enjoys playing video games, golfing, and having Nerf wars. We really love his projects, so we spoke with Gabe to learn a little more about him and why he codes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favorite subject in school?<\/strong> Math or computer lab. We do coding, as well as designing and printing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you want to be when you grow up?<\/strong> Either a biologist or an engineer that works with technology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you get introduced to Tynker?<\/strong> I found about Tynker when we installed it on the school iPads, and I fell in love with it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How long have you been using Tynker?<\/strong> About half a year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you remember when you were first learning to use Tynker?<\/strong> Yes, it was a very different experience than different programming sites I\u2019d used before. It was better in the way it looks and how easy it was to program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favorite thing you\u2019ve made?<\/strong> Either my Financing Freddie projects or the Undertail series that I\u2019m making.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=58b85d731c36d10c038b45c5&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where do you get ideas for your projects?<\/strong> Sometimes things I\u2019ve seen at school, other projects on Tynker, or just my imagination.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you ever Tynker with your friends?<\/strong> Yeah, I do! I think almost everybody plays it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you look at the Tynker community projects?<\/strong> Yes. There are some very creative projects on it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favorite feature in Tynker?<\/strong> The ability to code anything you want.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Were you excited to see your projects were featured?<\/strong> Yeah! When I logged onto Tynker and saw that medal on it I was like, \u201cOh my!\u201d and then I started cracking up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there anything you\u2019re working on currently?<\/strong> A computer simulator and Undertail Part Two.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you do with a project when you\u2019re done with it?<\/strong> I usually look it over and see if there are any bugs, and if it\u2019s good, I send it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do you like to code?<\/strong> It\u2019s something fun to do in my free time, and it\u2019s a good skill for how this world is going.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you think other kids should try coding?<\/strong> Yeah! I think they might like it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give for kids starting out with Tynker?<\/strong> Start slow, don\u2019t do anything too big \u2013 then once you learn how to do everything, go big!<\/p>\n<p>Gabe\u2019s mom Susan told us she thinks it\u2019s wonderful that he\u2019s learning to code, and that Gabe \u201cis very math oriented, so this is really meeting his avenue of learning.\u201d When asked what benefits she thinks coding has for kids, Susan said, \u201cIt\u2019s very good for their creativity. I think it\u2019ll eventually lead to a lot of good different education opportunities for kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to say I think this is a great program for kids,\u201d Susan added. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely geared toward meeting this new tech age.\u201d Thanks for speaking with us, Gabe and Susan! We\u2019re looking forward to seeing what you come up with next, Gabe. 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