Scratch

A colorful, simplified app that quietly teaches budding young developers the logic of a programming language through animating a character, or “sprite.”

The program consists of a four-panel window clearly organizing an elements library, scripting arena, staging area, and preview window. The elements for motion, sounds, and senses are the objects, actions, rules, and conditions of a programming language. Snap them together in the scripting area to make a sprite walk, speak, play music, or interact with other sprites.