kidsNumbers aren’t words.
Programs work with values. Numbers can do math. Text (also called a string) holds words. These are simple, or primitive, kinds of values; a list or record groups values together.
Your mission: primitive values & types
Make Bit say the type of the number 7, then the type of the text “7”. The output should be number, then text.
Main mission: number → textBuild it: choose a toolbox category, drag blocks onto the canvas, then snap instructions inside when I press Run. Drop values into matching sockets. Edit words or numbers directly on their blocks.
Waking up the blocks…
Projects are saved on this device when storage is available.
Inputs Try different values
Inputs give your program information. An “input” block reads a value by its exact name. Task checks use their own values.
From blocks to Python A bridge to your next adventure
Generate real Python from these blocks. The helper functions keep Bit’s messages familiar. Python has its own type rules; the Python trail explains them.
A little hint, please
Wrap each value in a “type of” block. A number block has no quote marks; a text block does.
How do I use these blocks?
Pick a category on the left to see its blocks. Drag a block onto the canvas. Instructions connect in a stack inside “when I press Run”. Rounded value blocks go into sockets. Change a field by selecting the word, number, or dropdown on the block.
Use the canvas zoom controls or Fit blocks if a stack goes out of view. Undo can bring back an accidental change. Disconnected blocks do not run. Your canvas saves here on this device.
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