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GETTING STARTED WITH BLOCK CODING
Block-based coding uses drag and drop approach. It’s a programming activity to develop
computational thinking. You can use coding instruction 'blocks' to perform a variety of tasks.
To display a message 'Hello World'
To perform the task, follow these steps:
Step 1 Visit the link: https://arcade.makecode.com/, Home Page of MakeCode Arcade
appears .
Step 2 Click on New Project button . Write the name of your project Hello World..!!,
and then click on Create button.
The Editor window of MakeCode Arcade appears.
Blocks are placed here
to execute the steps
Step 3 From the Blocks, choose Game, and then select splash, it will appear on the workspace
as shown:
Coding Tip!
Splash block is used
to display a message
on the screen for
some time.
splash '' ''
Step 4 Drag the splash block, and drop it in the on start block.
Step 5 Type the message Hello World..!! in the splash block, and the output screen will display
the message Hello World..!!.
Hello World..!! Hello World..!!
Well done, you have created your first block code program!
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