Compare Creative Music programming workshop with Sonic Pi vs CodeMonkey

Cheri Pasterchek: There's no instructions on how to physically use the commands in the programs. You have to play around with it and try to figure out what to use and how to use it because there's no instructions on what things are. A brand new novice person that's never used a computer app program before, is struggling to figure out how to use the commands not just which commands to use to make the program work but how to use the commands in the first place. It took us hours to figure out how to use a loop command and put more than one command in it because you have no instructions at all on how to physically move icons and where to put them in order to do a particular function. And then we got no response from your support team when we asked for help.

Lisa, CS and Engineering Teacher: I've been using for years in elementary school tech class, afterschool programs and - now - in middle school as my primary curriculum. Students love it due to the engaging visuals and challenges that are "challenging" enough for GT students and provide enough support for students as needed.

Kari, Instructional Technology Specialist: Student engagement is the number one reason I am giving Code Monkey a score of 10. But I also like how it supports our teachers when it comes to delivering lessons to students. Some teachers aren't confident when it comes to teaching coding, but they are able to learn right along with the students to build that confidence.