Scratch VS Learn Python The Hard Way

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

Learn Python The Hard Way Reviews

Scratch mentions (557)

• 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 / 3 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 / 3 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 / 3 months ago

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

  How about using https://scratch.mit.edu/ ? - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

Learn Python The Hard Way mentions (11)

• Python Concepts for Product Manager.

  Go here: https://learnpythonthehardway.org/. Source: 10 months ago

• What is the best way to learn VFX Programming and Concepts for someone who is more “art” minded.

  Also, I haven’t looked at it in a super long time but personally I got started with Python using https://learnpythonthehardway.org after originally training to be an artist and ended up having a pretty successful career in Pipeline instead. Source: 12 months ago

• I have zero knowledge in python

  Https://learnpythonthehardway.org/ combined with the Harvard cs50 course and codeacademy all together will get you pretty far. They provide quite a bit of information and practical instruction for free. Source: over 1 year ago

• Suggest some awesome fun python modules to play around with

  My usual recommendation is this - https://learnpythonthehardway.org/. Source: about 2 years ago

• When to use %r instead of %s in Python? [duplicate]

  This question already has answers here: What is the meaning of %r? (9 answers) Closed 7 years ago.On Learn Python the Hard Way page 21, I see this code example:. Source: about 2 years ago