{"id":15442,"date":"2019-01-30T16:57:57","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T00:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=15442"},"modified":"2023-03-08T16:45:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T00:45:32","slug":"steve-gets-sophisticated-with-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/steve-gets-sophisticated-with-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Gets Sophisticated with Code!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Steve Gets Sophisticated with Code!<\/strong><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Featured Maker Steve is from Arizona! His favorite subject is mathematics, especially fractions. He\u2019s already started using real computer code, like HTML, to make a website about a book he made! He also enjoys getting creative with Tynker. For example, for some of his Tynker projects, Steve composes music electronically and then uploads the file into Tynker. He also wants to learn Swift so he can make a 3D version of his favorite project! Steve wants to be a computer programmer when he grows up&#8211;learning how to use real-world programming languages, along with understanding how to make sophisticated projects in Tynker, will help him achieve that goal!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How did you get introduced to Tynker and how long have you been coding?<\/strong> I got introduced to Tynker just by randomly searching on the application store to see what was on there. And I downloaded Tynker one day and decided to look through it and started doing some coding. That was about three years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How did you learn how to use Tynker when you were first starting out?<\/strong> I started out with Candy Quest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is your favorite Tynker project you\u2019ve made so far?<\/strong> &nbsp;Sarah\u2019s Quest Beta 2.1. I made two versions of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"> \n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=5bdc81185bb8320b4d7819c1&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em>Sarah&#8217;s Quest BETA 2.1 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where did you get the idea for your favorite project?<\/strong> I actually don\u2019t know, all of a sudden I started thinking about an adventure quest, and I started thinking of the name Sarah, so I put those things together. I was really into making pixel games, and I really enjoyed working on it because I really like the concept of pixel art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How long did it take you to make?<\/strong> At least a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you get inspiration for your projects?<\/strong> I get inspiration from other people. I\u2019ve actually remade other things that they made. I also like editing some things, just to see if I can fix bugs or anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you do with a project when you\u2019re done with it?<\/strong> If it\u2019s something that I really like, if it\u2019s original, I post it, but if it\u2019s not original I just keep it to myself, so I can have my own version of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are you planning to make next?<\/strong> I am making a small Roblox game. I\u2019m trying to make it as realistic to Roblox as I can! I really want to learn Swift so I can make Sarah\u2019s Quest 3D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favorite thing about Tynker?<\/strong> I think everything\u2019s great in Tynker! I just want to leave a statement that, when I\u2019ve seen Tynker grow so much, I like a lot of the updates they\u2019ve made, like the Augmented Reality course, and the video-on, video-off blocks, and the transparency blocks. Because I\u2019ve seen new projects like photo booths and things like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you think learning how to code has prepared you for the future?<\/strong> It\u2019s helped me understand how it works, and it also helps me understand how block coding is placed and how JavaScript is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you think other kids should try coding?<\/strong> <strong> <\/strong>It helps them with their<strong> <\/strong>creativity. If they want to create something, they can try it out for themselves and they can learn how to fix problems, if there are any problems in the code. I suggested it to one of my friends and he started working on his own project and he published it and he got a lot of views on it. And I encourage him to continue working on that project. It\u2019s called \u201cRelics of the Sympan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to kids who are starting out with Tynker?<\/strong> To start with the courses because starting with not knowing how to do anything is a little difficult to start out with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s a fun fact about you?<\/strong> That I really like helping others with their own projects if they need help. Some people have asked me to help them with their own projects. I\u2019ll suggest different code blocks to use, and if there\u2019s a major problem in there I\u2019ll fix it for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve\u2019s dad, Douglas,<strong> <\/strong>told us why he\u2019s excited to see Steve learning to code: \u201cI\u2019m glad he\u2019s learning it because I think in the future it\u2019s something you can do, whatever field you\u2019re in, if you want to test out an idea you can create code to test out your idea. We\u2019re such a digital society now. It\u2019s such an asset for employment, to be able to say \u2018This is what I know.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the benefits of learning to code include: \u201cHow to de-bug a program, persistence, knowing how to structure your thoughts to get the final product that\u2019s desired.\u201d Douglas also shared with us why he likes Tynker: \u201cWhen [Tynker] started adding JavaScript and Python, I was glad to see those new levels for kids to go onto. They get exposure to other programming languages. Once [Steve] gets one or two languages down well it\u2019ll be really easy for him to adapt to other languages. Then he can decide on his language of choice&#8230;If he\u2019s interested in being a programmer, then he\u2019s off to a good start.\u201d <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks, Steve and Douglas, for interviewing with us! Can\u2019t wait to see that Roblox project or Sarah\u2019s Quest in 3D come to life, Steve! Happy coding!<br><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Gets Sophisticated with Code! Featured Maker Steve is from Arizona! His favorite subject is mathematics, especially fractions. He\u2019s already started using real computer code, like HTML, to make a website about a book he made! He also enjoys getting creative with Tynker. 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