One of our goals at Hopscotch is to create a learning community where Hopscotchers can learn from, and be inspired by, others. Platforms like GitHub, Wikipedia, Twitter and YouTube have shown us how powerful it is to enable members to learn from each other.
Our release today (featured in the App Store!) is a step towards building a positive, nurturing and strong community with 4 big new features:
1. You can now create an account!
You can see all the projects you’ve started or published, as well as projects you’ve favorited. Other people can see the projects you’ve published and favorited, too.
2. You can follow other users
You can follow other users in the Hopscotch community to see and learn from their latest projects! Tap the “Stream” tab to see the latest from those that you follow.
3. We’ve placed new emphasis on Branching
You’ll also notice a new icon for remixing—a branch!
Branching is when someone takes a community member’s Hopscotch project and adds something to it. Let’s be clear, branching is very different than copying (and this is why we moved away from the “download” icon).
You’ll also notice that we’ve replaced “Popular” with “Most Branched”. We think someone liking your project is cool, but someone branching your project to add to it or learn from it is the ultimate compliment. We always show the original author as well as the brancher.
See what happens to your creations when you put them out into the world!
And if you want, add challenges at the end of your project to encourage others to branch your work.
4. We’ve added a How-Tos section
Some of you have been on Hopscotch for a while and have learned some great tricks. You can now share those with others by creating “How-To” projects. We’ll feature “How-tos” that we think are especially helpful.
Tell us what you think of the updates—we love hearing from you!
Happy learning, sharing and Hopscotching!
<3 The Hopscotch Team
Giving Hopscotch some love.