Building from scratch is never easy, but it's always worth the effort. When you build something, it's never finished. There is always more to learn—more ways to improve and create new possibilities. So don't be afraid to build on what you've already done or start from scratch.
— motivationandlove.com
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Code literacy is a requirement for participation in a digital world.
— Douglas Rushkoff
American Media Theorist
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Scratch and the "Coding for Kids" movement isn't just about turning kids into future corporate employees or getting stock options in the next big tech boom; it's about empowering kids to understand the devices and software they use every day, and to let them know that they have control over technology.
— Bill Pollock
Founder of No Starch Press
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The first step to understanding a programming language isn't simply copying that first line of code and hitting the Go button - it's learning what that code is doing whilst that first line of code is running.
