{"id":22089,"date":"2020-10-01T11:47:36","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T18:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=22089"},"modified":"2023-03-07T17:46:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T01:46:33","slug":"22089","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/22089\/","title":{"rendered":"Tynker Summer Code Jam: Lionel the Coder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our 2020 Summer Code Jam has come to an end. We were so impressed with the tens of thousands of submissions from throughout the summer and we\u2019re so excited to talk to some of our winners about their awesome projects and experiences with Tynker!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Code Jam winners come from around the world, not just the U.S. Meet our next winner, 10-year-old Lionel, a fourth grader who submitted from his hometown of Surabay, Indonesia! Let\u2019s check out his project and hear more about his experiences with Tynker and the Summer Code Jam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How did you get introduced to Tynker and how long have you been coding?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My Mom found it on social media, and I\u2019ve been using it for a couple weeks and I\u2019ve been coding for a few months.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How did you feel when you found out your project had been featured?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was surprised, because I didn\u2019t think I could win!&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where did you get the idea for your winning project? How long did it take you to make?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took me a few minutes. The hardest part was getting the actors to work.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=5eff343acbfed40a7b58db33&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why do you like to code?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like to code and make games since I like playing computer games.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the best thing about Tynker?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The animations are smooth.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you think learning to code has prepared you for the future?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It helps me to think for myself!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you think other kids should try coding? 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