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Dev tools · March 8, 2018

BlockLike

Bridging the gap between Block Programming and JavaScript

BlockLike launched on March 8, 2018 with 4 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

What it does

BlockLike.js is an educational JavaScript library. It bridges the gap between block-based and text-based programming. It is designed following Scratch concepts, methods and patterns. The screen is a Stage. Interaction is with Sprites. Code is executed in a "paced" manner. Scratch block code and BlockLike.js code are meant to be literally similar.

BlockLike.js is an educational JavaScript library. It bridges the gap between block-based and text-based programming. BlockLike.js is designed following Scratch concepts, methods and patterns. The screen is a centered Stage. Interaction is with Sprites. Code is executed in a "paced" manner. Scratch block code and BlockLike.js text code are meant to be as literally similar as possible. BlockLike.js is written in ES6/ES7 flavored JavaScript. It is environment independent. It can be used anywhere modern JavaScript runs. Additional Scratch and BlockLike.js info is at the FAQ page. A whole bunch of examples are in the examplesfrom blocklike.org

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