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Scratch

Summary

Scratch is a visual programming language[1]. Scratch ranks in the top 4% of visual_programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,586 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scratch was influenced by Logo[3].
  • Scratch was influenced by Etoys[4].
  • Scratch was influenced by StarLogo[5].
  • Scratch was influenced by AgentSheets[6].
  • Scratch's instance of is recorded as visual programming language[7].
  • Scratch's instance of is recorded as free software[8].
  • Scratch's instance of is recorded as educational technology[9].
  • Scratch's instance of is recorded as programming language[10].
  • Scratch's instance of is recorded as educational programming language[11].
  • Scratch's instance of is recorded as online service[12].
  • Scratch's maintained by is recorded as Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • scratching is named after Scratch[14].
  • Scratch's developer is recorded as MIT Media Lab[15].
  • Scratch's copyright license is recorded as 3-clause BSD License[16].
  • Scratch's programmed in is recorded as Squeak[17].
  • Scratch's programmed in is recorded as ActionScript[18].
  • Scratch's programmed in is recorded as Blockly[19].
  • Scratch's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[20].
  • Scratch's operating system is recorded as macOS[21].
  • Scratch's operating system is recorded as Android[22].
  • Scratch's operating system is recorded as ChromeOS[23].
  • Scratch's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[24].
  • Scratch's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[25].
  • Scratch's software version identifier is recorded as 3.11.1[26].
  • Scratch's software version identifier is recorded as 3.23.1[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include visual programming language[7], free software[8], educational technology[9], programming language[10], educational programming language[11], and online service[12].

History and Context

2003 marks the founding of Scratch[28]. scratching is named after Scratch[14].

Why It Matters

Scratch ranks in the top 4% of visual_programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,586 views/month).[2] Scratch has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Scratch is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Scratch has been cited as an influence by Snap![31], a programming language[32], founded in 2011[33]; Sense[34], a programming language[35], in United Kingdom[36]; and Snap4Arduino[37], a free software[38], founded in 2013[39].

FAQs

Who did Scratch influence?

Scratch has been cited as an influence by Snap![31], Sense[34], and Snap4Arduino[37].

Related Entities

ActionScript AgentSheets Android Blockly Catrobat ChromeOS educational programming language Etoys free software Logo macOS Massachusetts Institute of Technology MicroBlocks Microsoft Windows programming language ScratchJr Scratch Offline Editor Sense Snap! Snap4Arduino Squeak StarLogo Tekkie Uni TurboWarp visual programming language Zoomscript

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . scratchfoundation.org. scratchfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . scratch.mit.edu. Retrieved . scratch.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . scratch.mit.edu. Retrieved . scratch.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . scratch.mit.edu. scratch.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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