Scratch and Script
This scratch program is very cool and I think it is a glimpse into the future of computer programming. In a world that is becoming more and more digital it is going to be important for everyone to be able to create things digitally. Right now the majority of people don’t know any programming, even basic HTML. I’ve tried my had at programming in C++ and Objective C and I can fairly say that it is akin to learning a spoken language that incorporates math equations and road maps. Scripts like the ones in Scratch and other applications are great because they allow people who do not know programming to create programs quickly that work. They also make programming more visual which is an aspect of programming that I find difficult.
The real difficulty is creating of these kinds of script making programs because that still requires high levels of coding knowledge. Even if everyone learns coding or uses programs to create other programs there will always need to be those who can push the limits of what computers are capable of or create the programs like scratch that those without the knowledge can use.