Eva Holland - Adventures in Scratch

Adventures in Coding

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This book is dedicated to the brave souls who have inspired in us a sense of adventure, especially David J. Holland, Patricia Minnick, Mary Ellen Holland, and Patrick Minnick.

Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following:

Editorial

Series Creator: Carrie Anne Philbin

Professional Technology & Strategy Director: Barry Pruett

Acquisitions Editor: Aaron Black

Project Editor: Charlotte Kughen

Copy Editor: Kezia Endsley

Technical Editor: Mike Machado

Editorial Manager: Mary Beth Wakefield

Marketing

Marketing Manager: Lorna Mein

EVA HOLLAND is an accomplished author, trainer, and co-founder of WatzThis?, a company aimed at teaching technical topics in a fun and approachable manner. In addition to being co-author of this book, Eva is the co-author JavaScript For Kids For Dummies and Coding with JavaScript For Dummies. She enjoys tennis, music, reading, and the outdoors.

CHRIS MINNICK is a prolific published author, trainer, web developer, and co-founder of WatzThis?. Chris loves sharing his knowledge with others and has trained thousands of adults and kids in computer programming. As an author, his published books include JavaScript For Kids For Dummies, Coding with JavaScript For Dummies, Beginning HTML5,CSS3 For Dummies, and Webkit For Dummies. Chris is an avid reader, writer, swimmer, and musician.

This book is the result of a team effort, not only by your authors, but also by a talented crew of editors and other professionals who are credited on an earlier page.

Thank you to everyone at Wiley, including our Project Editor Charlotte Kughen, Acquisitions Editor Aaron Black, Copy Editor Kezia Endsley, Illustrator Sarah Wright, and Senior Editorial Assistant Cherie Case. A very special thank you to our Technical Editors Gavin Machado and Mike Machado. Thank you to Jay Silver for advising us in the initial stages of the book and for his role in the creation of Scratch.

Thank you also to our agent, Carole Jelen of Waterside Productions, as well as to our friends and families.

ARE YOU A fearless adventurer? Do you like to set sail on new ventures and learn new skills? Do you want to learn how to use technology to turn your ideas into reality? Are you curious about computer programming, but arent sure where to start? If your answer to these questions is a confident yes! then this book is for you!

Like people, computers can be talked to in a variety of languages. Computer programming, or coding, is a way for people to talk to computers. Many computer languages are similar to one another, so once you know one programming language, its much easier to learn another one.

Adventures in Coding introduces you to the world of programming, using Scratch.

Scratch is for anyone new to coding. Its a great place to begin your lifelong adventures in the world of computer programming. Scratch introduces programming concepts in a fun and approachable way. Using simple drag-and-drop features, you can create real computer programs while learning the fundamentals of coding.

Adventures in Coding is a great starting point for any young person who is interested in learning how to create games, apps, and art on a computer.

Adventures in Coding introduces and guides you through the world of coding using Scratch. You learn the ins and outs of the Scratch universefrom learning about the features of the Project Editor, to connecting with fellow Scratchers and sharing projects.

Adventures in Coding teaches you how to create fun games, animate characters, build interactive projects, and more!

Each chapter of this book is an adventure of its own. With each adventure, you learn a new aspect of Scratch while building on what you already learned. Each adventure finishes with a completed project.

The Scratch programming interface lives on the web. All you need to get started and complete the adventures in this book is a computer with a web browser (such as Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Internet Explorer) and an Internet connection. No experience is expected or necessary. There is nothing you need to purchase or install. Scratch is always free, to anyone!