I do us Python. That is what I transitioned to.... It isn't the same. I am hopeful that Blockly gets better. If we want people to be able to program using AR headsets, and share their code in 3D/virtual environments, then the nuances of text based coding will need to relax.

If we want the majority of people to be able to create their own programs, then we need to rethink Visual Basic 6. I understand that a large percentage of this audience won't sympathize with me here, but it opened programming up to a lot of people. My VB 6 professor would brag about the nice clicking-and dragging approach to programming. I don't see this going away. Imagine if you could create really creative programs on your cellphone just by clicking and dragging pieces of code, similar to Scratch or Blocky. I see a future where we have both approaches to programming... mainly because their are two distinct ways of thinking about this.

Why are pedestrians, pets, bikes, and wildlife being left out?