There are many easy and intuitive graphical user interface methods of learning the basic concept of programming currently. Some of them include MIT’s Scratch, or MSW Logo. Google Blocky is Google’s entry into the already crowded area, at the benefit of the consumers; people who want to learn the simple concept and idea of programming.

Google Blocky, very much like Scratch, provides a “web-based, graphical programming editor” for people. It lets people to create simple programs without typing anything. Just like Scratch, users drag blocks and assemble them together, then run the program and see what happens. However, unlike scratch, Google Blocky is not able to create graphical content, like games. But, maybe Google Blocky will improve, as it stays longer in Google Code playground.

Although Google Blocky is not able to create graphical content which may satisfy the attention of younger users, Google Blocky is able to translate the user assembled blocks into different powerful programming languages, such as Dart (a Google created structural programming language), JavaScript (a commonly used powerful web language), Python (a high-level programming language), and XML (a markup language). By showing users what their group of blocks look like in a different context, various programming languages, beginners and interested users can make sense of the syntax of the different languages and learn to program on their own in those languages instead of relying on putting blocks together. This is a significant benefit over Scratch as Google Blocky will help users slowly transition to learning programming.

Google Blocky can be access here.

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