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Pencil Code (programming language)
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Pencil Code was created by David Bau and his son in 2013. It was inspired by <a href="/facts/Logo_(programming_language)/Wh4sdwAh">Logo</a>, the 1967 programming language for drawing on a screen using a <a href="/facts/Lisp_(programming_language)/xJHA3CrX">Lisp</a>-like programming language.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a> has funded improvements to Pencil Code via <a href="/facts/Google_Summer_of_Code/M8rDIn6W">Google Summer of Code</a> projects.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://pencilcode.net/">Pencil Code official website</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.commonsense.org/education/reviews/pencil-code">Common Sense Education page</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Bau, David; Bau, D. Anthony; Dawson, Mathew; Pickens, C. Sydney (2015-06-21). "Pencil code: Block code for a text world". Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children. ACM. pp. 445–448. doi:10.1145/2771839.2771875. ISBN 978-1-4503-3590-4. <a href="978-1-4503-3590-4" target="_blank">978-1-4503-3590-4</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Edwards, Luke (2023-06-29). "What is Pencil Code and How Can It Be Used for Teaching? Tips & Tricks". TechLearningMagazine. Retrieved 2024-05-09. <a href="https://www.techlearning.com/how-to/what-is-pencil-code-and-how-can-it-be-used-for-teaching-tips-and-tricks" target="_blank">https://www.techlearning.com/how-to/what-is-pencil-code-and-how-can-it-be-used-for-teaching-tips-and-tricks</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Deng, Wenbo; Pi, Zhongling; Lei, Weina; Zhou, Qingguo; Zhang, Wenlan (2019-10-17). "Pencil Code improves learners' computational thinking and computer learning attitude". Computer Applications in Engineering Education. 28 (1): 90–104. doi:10.1002/cae.22177. ISSN 1061-3773. <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cae.22177" target="_blank">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cae.22177</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Bau, David (2013). Pencil Code : a programming primer (Second ed.). David Bau. ISBN 978-1-4943-4744-4. OCLC 900971005. <a href="978-1-4943-4744-4" target="_blank">978-1-4943-4744-4</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Google Summer of Code wrap-up post: Pencil Code". Google Open Source Blog. Retrieved 2023-02-11. <a href="https://opensource.googleblog.com/2015/09/google-summer-of-code-wrap-up-post_18.html" target="_blank">https://opensource.googleblog.com/2015/09/google-summer-of-code-wrap-up-post_18.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>