{"id":8971,"date":"2017-04-07T16:21:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T23:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=8971"},"modified":"2023-03-06T17:45:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T01:45:50","slug":"according-to-max-everyone-should-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/according-to-max-everyone-should-code\/","title":{"rendered":"According to Max, Everyone Should Code!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">According to Max, Everyone Should Code!<\/h1>\n<p>Max Borton is in 5th grade and from Sylvania, Ohio. He\u2019s ten years old and loves lacrosse, drawing, and running! He\u2019s coded some really creative projects, so we chatted with him to learn what he thinks about coding.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8991 alignleft\" src=\"\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Max-B-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"319\">What do you want to be when you grow up?<\/strong> I haven\u2019t thought of that yet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you look at the Tynker community projects?<\/strong> I like that the community projects were made by other people, but I don\u2019t have a favorite one because I don\u2019t look at them that often.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favorite feature in Tynker?<\/strong> I like that you can add different costumes to animate things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you currently working on anything?<\/strong> I\u2019ve made smaller projects but nothing currently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s something you want to make but don\u2019t know how yet?<\/strong> Fighting games &#8211; I don\u2019t know how to make them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do you like to code?<\/strong> Because it\u2019s fun to make your own things. I think other kids should try coding because it\u2019s fun to make your own things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you think other kids should try coding?<\/strong> Yes, because it\u2019s fun to make your own things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give for kids starting out with Tynker?<\/strong> Make stuff you want and be creative.<\/p>\n<p>Max\u2019s mom Katie loves that he\u2019s learning to code! She told us, I think it\u2019s very good for him! I think he\u2019s very creative and Tynker helps him express that creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re so glad Tynker is a creative outlet for Max. Thanks for speaking with us, Max and Katie. We\u2019re looking forward to seeing what you code next, Max! Keep Tynkering!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Max, Everyone Should Code! Max Borton is in 5th grade and from Sylvania, Ohio. He\u2019s ten years old and loves lacrosse, drawing, and running! 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