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Tynker IDE
Developer(s)Tynker
TypeEducational Programming Language
Websitetynker.com

Tynker is an 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, just like Hopscotch and 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.[1] Another difference is that Scratch is free open source project, while Tynker is a commercial product, aiming at selling courses.[2]

Tynker provides for free:

  • the development editor where you make your games and programs
  • reference guide, brief explanations of the programming blocks
  • some puzzles where you use programming blocks to solve the puzzles
  • artist made graphics, such as backdrops, actors and sounds

While you pay for courses in programming, access to extra puzzles and graphics.


In July 2014 Tynker was released for iPad and Android[3] 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.)


The Tynker company was founded in 2012 in Mountain View, Califorina, Unitied States.[4] With funds raised from angel and institutional investors, Tynker for Schools was launched April 2013, with Tynker for Home the year after.[5]


References

  1. ^ "With 5M Users Already On Board, Tynker Goes Mobile To Help Kids Learn To Code On The iPad". http://techcrunch.com/. Retrieved 25 February 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. ^ "Tynker's Cources". http://www.tynker.com/. Retrieved 25 February 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  3. ^ ."Kids coding app Tynker expands to Android and adds game-making mode". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ^ "CrunchBase". https://www.crunchbase.com/. Retrieved 25 February 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  5. ^ "Tynker introduces your kids to programming code either at home or at school". http://www.gizmag.com/. Retrieved 25 February 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)


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