2.5 Official Scratch to EXE converter
On Scratch, an important goal is to have anyone be able to look at the code for any project. This philosophy is not only important for learning code and remixing, but is also important for moderation purposes; for more information, see #3.2 and #4.1 on this list. Converting to EXE (or any other black box executables) will prevent users from looking at the code, and hence goes against this philosophy. Third party converters do exist, and you are allowed to use those, but the Scratch Team will not make an official converter.

2.2 Text-based syntax in Scratch
Some users wish to code Scratch not with the blocks, but with typing code instead (similar to how more advanced programming languages work). Others are interested in an option to view, convert, or download Scratch code to other programming languages. However, the Scratch Team has discussed this possibility multiple times and has decided every time that it would not be beneficial for beginners or for teachers.

Vibrato wrote:

Rejected under

2.2 Text-based syntax in Scratch
Some users wish to code Scratch not with the blocks, but with typing code instead (similar to how more advanced programming languages work). Others are interested in an option to view, convert, or download Scratch code to other programming languages. However, the Scratch Team has discussed this possibility multiple times and has decided every time that it would not be beneficial for beginners or for teachers.

link_the_inkling wrote:

he is asking the other way around, like python to scratch or something

Exactly. Scratch team wants people to view the code in an easy way, so that's why they wont make a converter that converts scratch to, say, Python. So why not Make a converter that converts Python to Scratch.

Vibrato wrote:

link_the_inkling wrote:

he is asking the other way around, like python to scratch or something

Exactly. Scratch team wants people to view the code in an easy way, so that's why they wont make a converter that converts scratch to, say, Python. So why not Make a converter that converts Python to Scratch.

Because python (ang other programming languages) and scratch are completely different. Python (and other programming languages)'s got tons and tons of stuff that scratch doesn't have, making it impossible to convert between the two.

2.2 Text-based syntax in Scratch

Some users wish to code Scratch not with the blocks, but with typing code instead (similar to how more advanced programming languages work). Others are interested in an option to view, convert, or download Scratch code to other programming languages. However, the Scratch Team has discussed this possibility multiple times and has decided every time that it would not be beneficial for beginners or for teachers. This suggestion extends to coding, viewing, converting, or downloading Scratch in any text-based language, including BBCode, Javascript, some form of pseudocode, or some other programming language. If you wish to code using another language, then you can learn it on your own, but it would have to be done outside of Scratch. For those who are interested, it may be worth checking out Tosh. It is a text-based programming language which serves as a text editor for Scratch projects

garnetluvcookie wrote:

The Scratch Team has considered your idea, and rejected it for the following reason.

2.2 Text-based syntax in Scratch

Some users wish to code Scratch not with the blocks, but with typing code instead (similar to how more advanced programming languages work). Others are interested in an option to view, convert, or download Scratch code to other programming languages. However, the Scratch Team has discussed this possibility multiple times and has decided every time that it would not be beneficial for beginners or for teachers. This suggestion extends to coding, viewing, converting, or downloading Scratch in any text-based language, including BBCode, Javascript, some form of pseudocode, or some other programming language. If you wish to code using another language, then you can learn it on your own, but it would have to be done outside of Scratch. For those who are interested, it may be worth checking out Tosh. It is a text-based programming language which serves as a text editor for Scratch projects

In the future, please read The Official List of Rejected Suggestions before posting.

link_the_inkling wrote:

I know this might be a bit complex to implement, but what if Scratch Team made a Code converter. you can take existing code (Like a game from Game Maker: Studio 2) and transfer it into Block coding. It would be easier so that if you have a game you already made, you can transfer it into Scratch easily.
I feel like you can make this work with Game Maker Language, among other things. Like I said, This might be hard to Implement, and might take some collaboration, but I feel like it is possible.

link_the_inkling wrote:

I know this might be a bit complex to implement, but what if Scratch Team made a Code converter. you can take existing code (Like a game from Game Maker: Studio 2) and transfer it into Block coding. It would be easier so that if you have a game you already made, you can transfer it into Scratch easily.
I feel like you can make this work with Game Maker Language, among other things. Like I said, This might be hard to Implement, and might take some collaboration, but I feel like it is possible.

medians wrote:

How-how… how would they implement this?

BreadcatGames wrote:

link_the_inkling wrote:

I know this might be a bit complex to implement, but what if Scratch Team made a Code converter. you can take existing code (Like a game from Game Maker: Studio 2) and transfer it into Block coding. It would be easier so that if you have a game you already made, you can transfer it into Scratch easily.
I feel like you can make this work with Game Maker Language, among other things. Like I said, This might be hard to Implement, and might take some collaboration, but I feel like it is possible.

Isn’t game maker for the switch though