Scratch VS Android Studio

Scratch Reviews

1. Pratham shah    

   nothing at none | about 2 years ago
   TOO GOOD

   It is just awesome. you can make so many things WITHOUT A TEAM! If you are starting then this is an awesome place to start at.

   🏁 Competitors: Python, Java, Code.org

   👍 Pros:    Good UI|Remix|Works perfectly|100% free|Many, many languages

Android Studio Reviews

Scratch mentions (558)

• Ask HN: Modern Day Equivalent to HyperCard?

  LiveCode is about the closest literal logical successor to HyperCard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveCode?wprov=sfti1 That said, I think Scratch is a better learning environment these days and you can develop workable apps in the style of HyperCard. There are plenty of tutorials, documentation, and examples to work from. https://scratch.mit.edu. - Source: Hacker News / about 11 hours ago

• Screen-free coding for children: the xylophone maze

  And https://codecombat.com, which has been around for a while now. I think this paradigm (navigating a character using "move" function invocations) is good but kind of exhausts its usefulness after a while. I question whether my daughter learns coding this way or just is playing a turn based top down platformer. The most code like thing is when you use 'loops' to have characters repeat sequences of moves. I... - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• Ask HN: Yo wants to build a game, I'm lost. What can I do?

  +1 Scratch! My son started with it, then expanded into Roblox/Lua. Children can download other people's games and experiment there. Scratch also has pre-made art, sounds, music. https://scratch.mit.edu/. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Ask HN: Yo wants to build a game, I'm lost. What can I do?

  I am also going to highly recommend Scratch[1]. That is what got me into a programming around that age. You can even help him make a website to host his games on. [1]: https://scratch.mit.edu/. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Ask HN: Yo wants to build a game, I'm lost. What can I do?

  This ! Learning to code will come after, spending time with your son writing down ideas might be more fun at first and it's a good time to teach him that games are thoughts first and then coded after. I would have recommended Scratch [1] for a first introduction instead of hoping into code right away, but since he is 9yo he will most likely want to hop on big game engine like he sees his favorite youtubers doing.... - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

Android Studio mentions (157)

• Automating Android TV app with Nightwatch

  Android Studio & SDK tools, IDE used for building and testing Android apps and used to create a TV app emulator. - Source: dev.to / 7 days ago

• Implementing an Auto-logout Feature for Android in Kotlin

  Android Studio or IntellijIDEA (configured for Android development) installed and working in your machine. - Source: dev.to / 23 days ago

• GETTING STARTED WITH FLUTTER

  You can download Android Studio from their official website and install it. - Source: dev.to / 26 days ago

• AItoMobile - Build an AI Powered Mobile App ✨📱🚀

  Make sure you have an IOS or Android simulator installed with XCode or Android Studio and start the mobile app dev server. - Source: dev.to / about 2 months ago

• Jetpack Compose Mastery Part 1: A Comprehensive Guide to Building Your First Compose Application

  Make sure your Android Studio is up to date, as Jetpack Compose requires the latest tooling support. You can download the latest version of Android Studio from the Android Developer official website. - Source: dev.to / 3 months ago