{"id":8124,"date":"2017-02-17T16:39:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T00:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=8124"},"modified":"2023-03-06T17:53:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T01:53:30","slug":"meet-published-author-and-coder-fatima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/meet-published-author-and-coder-fatima\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Published Author (and Coder), Fatima!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet Published Author (and Coder), Fatima!<\/h1>\n

Eleven-year-old Fatima is from Dallas, Texas. She\u2019s in the 6th grade and loves to read, write, and rollerskate. We\u2019ve been very impressed with her projects, so we chatted with her to find out more about who she is and why she codes!<\/p>\n

What do you want to be when you grow up?<\/strong> Possibly a writer, because I really love writing and reading. I wrote a book in 5th grade called My Runaway Hope<\/a><\/em> and it\u2019s on iBooks. It\u2019s about the time of slavery and trying to find freedom. It\u2019s twenty chapters long. I really like historical fiction.<\/p>\n

How did you get introduced to Tynker?<\/strong> I was introduced to it by my school, and once I started I couldn\u2019t stop. In school they showed us the coding app and said \u201cIf you want to do it you can.\u201d One of my friends was really interested in it, so I got interested in it too.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite thing you\u2019ve made?<\/strong> I think my favorite has to be my Flappy Bird game, I really like it.<\/p>\n

Do you ever Tynker with your friends?<\/strong> Yeah, my friend who showed me Tynker is in some of my classes, so we work on projects together.<\/p>\n

Do you look at the Tynker community projects?<\/strong> I look at them a lot. I like how it shows everyone\u2019s work. My favorite one so far is Revolve.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite feature in Tynker?<\/strong> I love the coding part, and publishing it. It\u2019s really cool when you see your work.<\/p>\n

What are you planning to make next?<\/strong> I\u2019m working on this game called Mr. Jump, based on Mr. Jump. You have to tap on the screen and the man jumps up and you have to go through obstacles.<\/p>\n

Why do you like to code?<\/strong> I like to code because it\u2019s really cool and fun, and it makes you be creative. It\u2019s a bit similar to writing a book, because you\u2019re showing your work and trying to inspire people, and keep them entertained.<\/p>\n

Do you think other kids should try coding?<\/strong> Yes, definitely. It\u2019s a really good experience.<\/p>\n

What advice would you give for kids starting out with Tynker?<\/strong> Try something easy for a start, and then gradually start something harder. I started with how to draw a road, and then slowly I started making games like Flappy Bird.<\/p>\n

Fatima\u2019s dad Zubair loves that she is learning to code! He\u2019s impressed by her projects – he told us, \u201cI would love to know how to code, but I don\u2019t think I can do it. I became a doctor because I am technologically challenged!\u201d He was pleasantly surprised by Fatima\u2019s coding, saying, \u201cI didn\u2019t even know that she\u2019d actually made the Tynker project until she showed it to me and it lot of people in her class were already looking at it, so that was very very nice.\u201d<\/p>\n

We\u2019re happy coding is a positive and exciting experience for Fatima. It\u2019s never too late to learn yourself, Zubair! \ud83d\ude42 Thanks for your time, Fatima and Zubair. We\u2019re looking forward to playing your Mr. Jump game. Keep Tynkering!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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