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'''Hopscotch''' is a [[visual programming language]] developed by Hopscotch Technologies, designed to allow young or beginner [[programmers]] to develop simple projects. It'sIts simple [[User interface|UI]] allows its users to drag and drop blocks to create [[Script (computer programming)|scripts]] that can be played when activated. The use of the language is through an [[iPad]] or [[iPhone]] supporting Hopscotch.<ref name="Hanselminutes Podcast2">[http://www.hanselminutes.com/417/i-am-teaching-my-daughter-to-code-with-hopscotch-fitzgerald-steele Hanselminutes Podcast, Show #417], Apr 04, 2014, titled "I am teaching my daughter to code with Hopscotch - Fitzgerald Steele", 30-minute interview with father whose daughter tried Hopscotch app on iPad.</ref> It has many easy-to-understand tutorials to help kids learn faster, and the ability to play other users projects that can help them learn and let them play!

==Software development==

The idea sprang from an existing programming tool, [[Scratch (programming language)|Scratch]], where the user drags blocks to create a script. The [[Software developer|developers]] of Hopscotch wanted to take a step back from Scratch, making it slightly easier to grasp and use the concepts. Hopscotch's notion of events, and rules combining conditions with actions, is similar to [[AgentSheets]].

Hopscotch includes basic programming blocks and functionalities such as [[Variable (computer science)|variables]], [[Sprites (computer graphics)|sprites]] (called objects) and text objects, butas alsowell as features considered more advanced such as self-[[Variable (mathematics)|variables]], [[Function (mathematics)|maths functions]] and more.

== Editor ==

[[File:Hopscotch_iPhone_editor.png|thumb|Hopscotch iPhone editor]]

[[File:Hopscotch_ipad_editor.jpg|thumb|223x223px|Hopscotch iPad editor]]

The Hopscotch app uses a [[Visual programming language|block -based programming UI]]. Most code blocks can have [[Number|numeric]], text, or math inputs, allowing for both static and dynamic outputs. The editor work area is based on a [[Grid graph|grid]] divided into X and Y- [[Coordinate system|coordinates]].

=== Editor history ===

The Hopscotch Editor is available on [[iPhone]] and [[iPad]]. The iPhone version only supported viewing projects until early 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Help us test the *new* iPhone app!|url=https://forum.gethopscotch.com/t/help-us-test-the-new-iphone-app/10154|access-date=2018-05-06|website=Hopscotch Forum|language=en}}</ref> when an update supporting editing and account functionality was released. The Hopscotch iPhone projects play in an iPhone format even on the iPad and web player. A version for Android is not planned for release (as of 2021).

=== Event Blocksblocks ===

Event blocks are conditional triggers that activate when a specific set of parameters is reached, triggering any associated Code blocks within the activated Event block. As of September 26, 2023, Hopscotch contains 40 Event blocks, including interactions, comparisons, and collision detection.

=== Code blocks ===

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== Subscription ==

Currently, there is a Hopscotch subscription. It costs $79.99 a year or $9.99 a month. The subscription allows access to adding photos or drawings, 30 “seeds” (the form of Hopscotch currency) a month, custom avatars, user variables, and more. In order to make an account, you must purchase the subscription to post or create a draft. Teacher accounts do not need the subscription, nor does signing up through the Webplayer.

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== References ==

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