More from the pencil code author:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/coffeescript/EFwDMClKKh0
.. about the effectiveness of Blockly .. like StarLogo TNG.
So here's the question: if I learn in blockly-style programming, will it
impede the jump to text based programming?
Steve tells me
I am a fan of block based programming languages for younger students. And yes
I think the transition from TNG to Netlogo is pretty straightforward and
painless…
The biggest advantage I see in block languages, and this may seem minor but I
can tell you from experience it isn’t, block based
