Tynker Blog

The ability to code has never been more important for today’s generation, whether they’re in elementary school, high school, or beginning to explore career options. In the process of learning how to code, kids and teens develop valuable, life-long skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, organization, time management, and goal-setting. Meanwhile, the technological revolution is alive and kicking with a seemingly […]

Meet our newest Featured Maker, 6th grader Aleena from Ontario, Canada! When she grows up, she wants to be a mechanical and electrical engineer. Incredible! Meanwhile, her hobbies are nature photography, bird watching, reading adventure novels, and of course coding. Aleena recently spoke with us about her experience coding with Tynker. How did you get introduced to Tynker? I got […]

Have you heard about JavaScript, the programming language of the web? JavaScript for beginners is a great first programming language because it’s easy to learn, powerful, and everywhere around us. Let’s explore JavaScript and the best ways to learn JavaScript in this blog. Why learn JavaScript? It powers the websites you visit every day, and professional engineers at groundbreaking companies […]

Meet our newest Featured Maker, 7th grader Khurziya from Connecticut! When she grows up, she wants to be a neurosurgeon. Awesome! Meanwhile, she likes to read, rollerblade, swim, and of course code. Khurziya recently spoke with us about her experience coding with Tynker. How did you get introduced to Tynker? I’ve been coding since I was six. Eventually, I just […]

Meet our newest Featured Maker, 6th grader Sael from Canada! His favorite subject in school is writing because he likes to write books. In fact, he’s released his first books and is writing a bunch of other books too. Awesome! Sael recently spoke with us about his experience coding with Tynker. How long have you been coding? I’ve been coding […]

Meet our newest Featured Maker, 7th grader Sadie from North Carolina! Her favorite subject in school is English because she loves reading books. She also loves drawing and playing with her little sister. Cool! Sadie recently spoke with us about her experience coding with Tynker. How did you get introduced to Tynker? I’ve been coding for maybe a little less […]

Meet our newest Featured Maker, 5th grader Sebastian from Pennsylvania! He likes to read, draw, and write. He also likes to play with his brother and sister and build Legos. Awesome! Sebastian recently spoke with us about his experience coding with Tynker. How did you get introduced to Tynker? I first did stuff for Minecraft because at the time I […]

Featured Maker: Brence Is Writing a Novel!  Meet our newest Featured Maker, 7th grader Brence from Texas! He likes playing video games, and he’s working on a fantasy novel that he’d like to publish. Cool! Brence recently spoke with us about his experience coding with Tynker. How did you get introduced to Tynker? I’ve been coding ever since I was […]

Featured Maker: Oscar’s Favorite Subject in School Is Math!  Meet our newest Featured Maker, 5th grader Oscar from British Columbia! He likes climbing and playing water polo. Oscar recently spoke with us about his experience coding with Tynker. How did you get introduced to Tynker? We had this project at school where we could choose between music or making a […]