https://github.com/thatsjustcheesy/sparkground

Block-based digital playground for learning functional programming
https://github.com/thatsjustcheesy/sparkground

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Block-based digital playground for learning functional programming

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/thatsjustcheesy/sparkground
• Owner: ThatsJustCheesy
• Created: 2023-05-21T04:44:48.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-26T21:59:43.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-27T00:41:43.900Z (5 months ago)
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage: https://igregory.ca/sparkground
• Size: 14.5 MB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Sparkground

## Block-based digital playground for learning functional programming

Sparkground is an experimental block-based functional programming language, inspired by [Scratch](https://scratch.mit.edu/), [Racket](https://racket-lang.org/) and various industrial languages.

Sparkground was designed from the beginning to facilitate visual code editing, by presenting each expression as a draggable "block". This design space has been extensively explored, most notably by Scratch. However, existing block-based languages rely on the statement-expression dichotemy afforded by an imperative programming paradigm. Enabling visual editing for languages without a statement-expression dichotemy presented (and continues to present) a unique challenge.

Sparkground also has a static type system, with the aim to catch common mistakes and enable certain contextual editing actions. Being a gradual type system, it can be selectively disabled. There is a [writeup](https://igregory.ca/blog/sparkground-static-type-system/) that describes the system in detail.

[Try it](https://igregory.ca/sparkground)