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{{Infobox software |
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| name = Tynker IDE |
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| screenshot = Tynker - Sample - Ghost hunter.png |
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| caption = Screenshot of Tynker web IDE, editing a project |
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| developer = [[Tynker]] |
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| genre = [[Educational Programming Language]] |
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| website = {{url|tynker.com}} |
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Tynker is an [[Educational Programming Language|educational programming platform]] aiming at teaching kids how to make games and programs. Instead of typing the source code you visually drag blocks of code and snap them together. The visual design and principles are based on the free [[Scratch (programming language)|Scratch]], just like [[Hopscotch (programming language)|Hopscotch]] and [[Snap! (programming language)|Snap!]]. Unlike Scratch, Tynker is not based on proprietary [[Adobe Flash]], but [[HTML5]] and [[JavaScript]], can be used in the browser without plugins, as well as on tablets and smartphones.<ref>{{cite web|title=With 5M Users Already On Board, Tynker Goes Mobile To Help Kids Learn To Code On The iPad|url=http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/12/with-5m-users-already-on-board-tynker-goes-mobile-to-help-kids-learn-to-code-on-the-ipad/|website=http://techcrunch.com/|accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref> Another difference is that Scratch is free open source project, while Tynker is a commercial product, aiming at selling courses.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tynker's Cources|url=http://www.tynker.com/home/courses/|website=http://www.tynker.com/|accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref> |
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Tynker provides for free: |
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* the editor where you make your games and programs |
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* reference guide, brief explanations of the programming blocks |
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* some puzzles where you use programming blocks to solve the puzzles |
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* artist made graphics, such as backdrops, actors and sounds |
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While you pay for courses and access to extra puzzles and graphics. |
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In July 2014 Tynker was released for iPad and Android<ref>.{{cite news|title=Kids coding app Tynker expands to Android and adds game-making mode|url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/13/tynker-ipad-app-children-kids-coding-programming|accessdate=28 February 2015|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> The projects can be accessed from both the web and the tablet, and be used on either platform. (Although, as of 28 February 2015, the two platforms are not yet 100% compatible, and certain features are only available one one of the platforms.) |
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The Tynker company was founded in 2012 in Mountain View, Califorina, Unitied States.<ref>{{cite web|title=CrunchBase|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tynker|website=https://www.crunchbase.com/|accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref> With funds raised from angel and institutional investors, Tynker for Schools was launched April 2013, with Tynker for Home the year after.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tynker introduces your kids to programming code either at home or at school|url=http://www.gizmag.com/tynker-programming-for-kids/28598/|website=http://www.gizmag.com/|accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[:Category:Visual programming languages]] |
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[[:Category:Educational programming languages]] |
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[[:Category:Children's websites]] |
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[[:Category:Pedagogic integrated development environments]] |
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[[:Category:Video game development software]] |
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[[:Category:Programming languages]] |
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== Talk == |
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Don't know if it is considered advertisement to use Tynker's Courses page as a reference. But then again, what better reference is there that you have to buy Tynker courses than the page itself. Free free to remove if someone finds it inappropriate. |
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Latest revision as of 08:18, 28 February 2015
Published as Tynker