{"id":32304,"date":"2021-05-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=32304"},"modified":"2021-04-30T16:02:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T20:02:18","slug":"seaturtle-sponsor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/02\/seaturtle-sponsor\/","title":{"rendered":"SeaTurtle (Sponsor)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>My thanks to Oak Snow Consulting for sponsoring the blog this week.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Do you want to teach your kids to program? Help them take their first steps with <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/seaturtle-coding-for-kids\/id1446387907?mt=12\">SeaTurtle<\/a>, a turtle graphics&ndash;oriented programming language built for macOS. SeaTurtle is an extremely simple programming environment inspired by Logo and BASIC. It has very few features&mdash;just enough to engage learners in the pursuit of turtle graphics.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"display: table; margin: 0 auto;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/seaturtle-coding-for-kids\/id1446387907?mt=12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/images\/2021-05-02-seaturtle\/SeaTurtleScreenShot@2x.png\" alt=\"SeaTurtle\" height=\"306\" width=\"506\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<p>Did you learn to program in Logo? Why not give your children the same gentle introduction in a more modern environment designed specifically for the Mac. SeaTurtle comes with ample example programs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wrHsvNS8zF4&amp;feature=youtu.be\">video tutorials<\/a>, and a detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaksnow.com\/seaturtle\/help\/overview.html\">language guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Help Sally write her first loop, subroutine, and if-statement. Help her do it in a language with no special characters, no case sensitivity, and keywords so self-explanatory it&rsquo;s child&rsquo;s play. Then she can export her work to an animated GIF to share with her friends. She&rsquo;ll be ready in no-time to graduate to a real language like JavaScript or Python. SeaTurtle is training wheels for programming.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/seaturtle-coding-for-kids\/id1446387907?mt=12\">Purchase SeaTurtle today for $4.99 on the Mac App Store<\/a>. We&rsquo;re proud to do our first advertising by sponsoring Michael&rsquo;s blog, a great resource for developers who remember growing up with Logo and BASIC.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My thanks to Oak Snow Consulting for sponsoring the blog this week. Do you want to teach your kids to program? Help them take their first steps with SeaTurtle, a turtle graphics&ndash;oriented programming language built for macOS. 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