Scratch

Scratch

Developed by: MIT Media Lab Published by: MIT Media Lab First Released: January 8, 2007 Type of Software: Desktop Application

Scratch may well be the Klik'n'Play of the Internet. It has a lot of annoying kids too.

Hidden Message

Accessing the website while a browser's console is open reveals a hidden message. This message is used to prevent hacker attacks. It's basic

Stop!
This is part of your browser intended for developers. If someone told you to copy-and-paste something here, don't do it! It could allow them to take over your Scratch account, delete all of your projects, or do many other harmful things. If you don't understand what exactly you are doing here, you should close this window without doing anything.

Humans.txt

This file has a small, but helpful, description of the intent behind Scratch.

With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.

Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century.

Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab.

Version Differences

Version 1.0

• 1.4 included new blocks for handling strings
• Scratch relied on Squeak prior version 2.0, then it started using Flash. After Flash got shut down, Google Blockly was used.
• Since 3.0, there are no longer bitmap sprites.
  • also, since this version, some sounds were removed.

Beta content

• Unused first mockup of 3.0 editor.
• Unused 3.0 horizontal blocks.
  • During development, there was an idea to add an horizontal blocks for mobile users. However, it went scrapped. Later reused in Scratch Jr.

Hardware

• Concept Scratch Bit.