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Life & fun · September 13, 2019

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BlockStudio, an Online Environment for Children to Learn Programming

BlockStudio, an Online Environment for Children to Learn Programming launched on September 13, 2019 with 13 votes, #864 of 3,296 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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BlockStudio is an online environment designed to teach children programming concepts through a visual, block-based interface. Launched in 2019, the platform makes coding accessible to young learners by eliminating the need for text-based syntax. It is suited for children who are new to programming and want to build foundational computational thinking skills. The block-based approach allows users to drag and snap together code elements, making programming intuitive and interactive.

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