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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Code Yourself! An Introduction to Programming by The University of Edinburgh

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    About the Course

    Have you ever wished you knew how to program, but had no idea where to start from? This course will teach you how to program in Scratch,
    an easy to use visual programming language. More importantly, it will introduce you to the fundamental principles of computing and it will help
    you think like a software engineer. This course is also available with captions in the following languages: Arabic
    https://kidlove.top/learn/intro-programming-ar Spanish https://kidlove.top/learn/a-programar
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    Top reviews

    MS

    Jun 4, 2020

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    This course is really helpful .Content is amazing and so much useful.anybody who wants to learn programming as a beginner should try this course first .Thank you for making my Lockdown so productive.

    EA

    Jun 4, 2020

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    for a total beginner in coding, this course was the perfect start! It was easy to understand, and easy to program (coding wit already?)Thank you so much for offering such a wonderful way to learn!

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    Feb 3, 2019

    Good introduction to coding - broadly covers the big concepts, and lets you put them into practice with the lectures projects as well as during the lectures.

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    May 18, 2020

    I enjoyed the entire course. resources were also very handy and interesting. The assignments were cool. The structure of the program is also well organized.

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    Aug 30, 2020

    I really like this course because it has teach about produces, clones and more that are useful and help me with my games. Thank you for making this course.

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    By Ankit B

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    May 3, 2018

    Great course, especially for young enthusiastic minds who love computers. This course helped me to excel in Scratch and build up my skills as a programmer.

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    Dec 13, 2020

    It is the first course that I was motivated enough to finish! Areti Manataki has the gift of making her audience captured and everything was really clear.

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    By Martin B

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    Aug 18, 2017

    Pretty good video quality (compared to my next course). Maybe too much drawing in Scratch2 app and there is no reason for it, but otherwise, great course.

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    Jul 14, 2017

    Enjoyed the simplicity of this course for a topic that can be daunting and complicated. Also enjoyed the hands on opportunities to create different games.

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    Jan 23, 2024

    It was easy and fun doing these tasks and the best part was the Questions in the middle of the video because that's proof that you actually was listening

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    By Brandy M

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    Jul 3, 2020

    Excellent course! I learned more than I thought I would and was quite proud of what I was able to understand and do at the end of this course. Well done.

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    By Omer K

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    Jun 15, 2020

    I enjoyed the course, and it was a great honour to meet you, the instructors, and learn with you guys(I joined scratch before Starting the course). Bye!

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    By Sara F V

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    Apr 5, 2020

    The professors offer a simple language to understand the basic principles of programming. I really enjoyed the course and intend to continue programming!

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    By Aly S

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    Mar 19, 2018

    Interesting, simple and essential for anyone who needs to build his programming knowledge.

    descent instructor who cares to give you the information.

    thanks

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    By Eileen

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    May 3, 2017

    Great course. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to explore their creativity and learn about some development processes. Entry level but really useful.

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    By Sophie H

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    Dec 2, 2015

    I think it is a great course for everybody, who wants to have a peak inside the world of coding. Lots of fun excercises and a fine balance of homework.

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    By Saksham K

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    Jun 8, 2021

    I had fun learning and programming with Scratch and I got to learn so many things from the interviews and from my teacher about software engineering .

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    By Levina S

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    May 2, 2018

    Everyone who is thinking to learn about programming I recomend to do this course. With it we can learn easily how to think to programming by yourself.

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    By Marek S

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    Dec 30, 2015

    It's not just about Scratch - the course helps to understand the basic principles of programming, regardless of the language you intend to code in.

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    By Chatzikonstantinou S

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    Oct 18, 2015

    Very well organized course! The tutors were helpful and good lecturers. Easy to follow and understand! I particularly liked the extra interviews :)

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    By Meg F

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    Feb 1, 2017

    Very entertaining and fun course that teaches the fundamentals of programing. The instructor was informative and upbeat. Really enjoyable overall.

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    By Sukma S

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    Mar 27, 2025

    This course is super interesting and fun. This course make me optimist that learning programming and finally master it in easy and enjoyable way.

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    By Tanair G

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    Jan 22, 2021

    Dr Areti Manataki is a fantastic teacher! Made it easy to understand and very helpful! I look forward to my endeavors as a programmer!

    thank you!

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    By Jihed S

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    Aug 21, 2017

    amazing i liked the first teacher the way she introduce lessons i finished the first week and i'm so enthusiast to finish the rest of the course.

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    By peristeria

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    Jan 3, 2016

    its a great course! I had a lot of fun and learned a lot of info. I really enjoyed. Its a first step in my programming life. Thank you very much!

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    By Shreyas

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    Jul 20, 2021

    This Course is for absolute beginners. Who are trying to get started with programming you are in the right place. take this course and get start

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    By Cristian A

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    Feb 7, 2023

    This course is design for introduce us in programming. I think it was very well made and the final project was amazing I really enjoyed do it.

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