Scratch is a block-based programming language and website targeted primarily at children ages 5-16. Users can create projects on this website using a block-like interface. Scratch was created and designed through collaborative National Science Foundation.
Scratch was developed by the MIT Media Lab and has been translated into 70+ languages. Scratch is used worldwide. Scratch is taught and used in schools, as well as other places. Approximately 1.15 billion projects have been created in total.
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