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If you want to learn
more about programming,

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but feel intimidated by the
long and complex lines of code,

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I have good news for you.

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There is a free online
programming environment

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called Scratch that offers a much
more accessible way to learn more

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about the fundamentals
of computer science.

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By default, you are given a
character, the Scratch cat,

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and a bunch of building blocks that
you can use to make the cat do things.

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For example, if you put these two
blocks together, and then click

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the green flag, the
cat will say whatever

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it is you wrote in the say block.

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You can then experiment with motion,
sound, events, and so much more.

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In the end, you may even
have something like this.

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Check out CS50 Lecture 0 on YouTube
to learn more about Scratch.

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