{"id":8061,"date":"2017-02-08T14:09:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T22:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=8061"},"modified":"2023-03-06T17:54:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T01:54:18","slug":"resilient-coder-caitlin-loves-problem-solving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/resilient-coder-caitlin-loves-problem-solving\/","title":{"rendered":"Resilient Coder Caitlin Loves Problem Solving!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Resilient Coder Caitlin Loves Problem Solving!<\/h1>\n<p>Caitlin is in 7th grade and lives in Vancouver, BC with her sister, fellow Featured Maker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/seasoned-coder-hayley-says-coding-gets-easier-with-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hayley<\/a>. She\u2019s 12 years old and her hobbies include coding, basketball and swimming. We\u2019ve been impressed by her creative projects, and wanted to find out more about her!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8071 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caitlin-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Caitlin\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caitlin-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caitlin-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caitlin-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Caitlin-1280x1920.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>What do you want to be when you grow up?<\/strong> Probably an environmental or biomechanical engineer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you get introduced to Tynker?<\/strong> My sister Hayley was playing around with it one day and I was like, \u201cOh, what\u2019s this?\u201d She sort of gave me the basics, and then I gradually learned by myself through projects and tutorials. I\u2019ve been using it for about three months and a bit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favorite feature in Tynker?<\/strong> It makes coding actually fun. Tynker makes it fun because it\u2019s colorful and uses blocks to connect code instead of all the brackety bracket stuff. You can also make your own games, personalize things, upload them, and share them with other people. I think that\u2019s pretty cool too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favorite thing you\u2019ve made?<\/strong> My first game was quite basic, but I liked the concept of it a lot. It was the &#8220;Escape the Ball&#8221; game that was featured. I really liked that one because it was basic, but the concept of what you\u2019re trying to do in it is quite fun I think.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you planning to make next?<\/strong> I was thinking of making a dice rolling game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you look at the Tynker community projects?<\/strong>&nbsp;I do, that\u2019s kind of where I draw inspiration from. There\u2019s a unicorn dress up game and I found it pretty cool, so I made my own version called Whale Dress Up. That\u2019s where I get a lot of inspiration.<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=582758e9588161b3228b456b&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><strong>Why do you like to code?<\/strong> It\u2019s fun to make your own projects because you can say, \u201cI made this game,\u201d or \u201cI made this thing.\u201d It\u2019s pretty cool to see what you can do just on a single device with a few blocks connected to each other, and then turn it into something really cool and personal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you think other kids should try coding?<\/strong> Yes, definitely! It\u2019s really fun and I think it\u2019s good for your brain too, because it encourages you to be a good problem solver and think creatively. I recommend it to anyone who hasn\u2019t tried it. Most people think coding is complex, and some people think it\u2019s geeky or nerdy. It\u2019s definitely not though, because you can do basically whatever you want to do with coding and make it your own. I recommend that anybody who hasn\u2019t tried coding just give it a try.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give for kids starting out with Tynker?<\/strong> Never give up! Even if something\u2019s not working there\u2019s always a way around it, or another thing you can do. If something is really giving you a hard time, just move on to something else and come back to it.<\/p>\n<p>We also spoke with Caitlin, Hayley\u2019s sister. Their mom Michelle thinks it\u2019s great that her daughters are learning to code because \u201cit\u2019s fun and it\u2019s brain exercise, which is awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We couldn\u2019t agree more &#8211; we love coding for the same reason! Thanks for your time, Caitlin, Hayley, and Michelle. You gave some great advice and insight, Caitlin. Keep coding &#8211; we can\u2019t wait to play more of your exciting games!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resilient Coder Caitlin Loves Problem Solving! Caitlin is in 7th grade and lives in Vancouver, BC with her sister, fellow Featured Maker Hayley. She\u2019s 12 years old and her hobbies include coding, basketball and swimming. We\u2019ve been impressed by her creative projects, and wanted to find out more about her! What do you want to be when you grow up? 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