{"id":75420,"date":"2023-02-03T13:46:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T05:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/?p=75420"},"modified":"2023-02-03T14:26:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T06:26:48","slug":"codecraft-our-visual-programming-software-is-now-open-source-on-github","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/03\/codecraft-our-visual-programming-software-is-now-open-source-on-github\/","title":{"rendered":"Codecraft, Our Visual Programming Software, Is Now Open Source on GitHub"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"75420\" class=\"elementor elementor-75420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bf394d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bf394d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdf87d3\" data-id=\"fdf87d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448f8bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"448f8bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e88c66\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3356\" height=\"1888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-75438\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-4.png 3356w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-4-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-4-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-4-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-4-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3356px) 100vw, 3356px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dbc7bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dbc7bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e898aa\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hey community,<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are excited to announce that <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/codecraft.html\"><strong>Codecraft<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, our visual programming software platform is now officially <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Seeed-Studio\/CodeCraft\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>open source on GitHub<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. Codecraft, which is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/\">Scratch 3.0<\/a>, is a powerful tool that allows STEAM educators and beginner learners to use block-based interfaces to program microcontrollers, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arduino.cc\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arduino<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> compatible boards (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Grove-Beginner-Kit-for-Arduino-p-4549.html\"><strong>Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino<\/strong><\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Wio-Terminal-p-4509.html\"><strong>Wio Terminal<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/microbit.org\/\"><strong>Micro:bit<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/CH-Bittle-p-4833.html\"><strong>Petoi Bittle<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Make-A-Robot-Kit-p-4669.html\"><strong>M.A.R.K<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Grove-Zero-Starter-Kit-V2-0-p-4352.html\"><strong>Grove Zero<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/Glint-Programmable-Wearable-Bracelet-p-4631.html\"><strong>GLNT<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e637d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5e637d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/RZ_gERSY9x4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e8a57e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329e2d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"329e2d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e8ac6e\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By using a drag-and-drop interface, Codecraft has been helping users program without the need to write code in traditional text-based programming languages. Since its\u2019 launch in 2018, it\u2019s designed to make it easier for beginners, especially STEAM classrooms, to embrace coding to create projects and prototypes. With a focus on programming microcontrollers and IoT devices, Codecraft has been adapted and trusted by thousands of users all around the world. In 2022, Codecraft was recognized as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/17\/seeed-studios-graphical-programming-platform-for-tinyml-codecraft-nominated-as-a-finalist-for-bett-awards-2022\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Bett Awards Finalist<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/06\/seeed-studio-codecraft-recognized-finalist-by-edtech-awards-2022\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">The Edtech Awards Cool Tool Finalist<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, two important and in prestigious awards the education technology industry.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a739a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a739a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e8bb69\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1510\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-Recognized-as-BETT-and-Edtech-Awards-Cool-Tool-Finalist.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-75426\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-Recognized-as-BETT-and-Edtech-Awards-Cool-Tool-Finalist.png 1510w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-Recognized-as-BETT-and-Edtech-Awards-Cool-Tool-Finalist-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-Recognized-as-BETT-and-Edtech-Awards-Cool-Tool-Finalist-1030x409.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-Recognized-as-BETT-and-Edtech-Awards-Cool-Tool-Finalist-768x305.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-Recognized-as-BETT-and-Edtech-Awards-Cool-Tool-Finalist-1024x407.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1510px) 100vw, 1510px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ec3af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ec3af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e8c204\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the basis of offering an open source graphical programming software platform specially for open source hardware, Codecraft provides a number of benefits for users. Firstly, it allows for greater collaboration and contributions from the community, which will drive innovation and enhance the software&#8217;s capabilities. Secondly, it gives users more control over the software and its development, allowing them to customize and extend it to suit their specific needs for more compatible hardware platforms.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43343cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43343cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e8d083\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2726\" height=\"1872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-75451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-1-1.png 2726w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-1-1-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-1-1-1030x707.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-1-1-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-1-1-1536x1055.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-1-1-2048x1406.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-1-1-1024x703.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2726px) 100vw, 2726px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef394fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef394fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e8d72f\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAt Seeed Studio, we believe in the power of open source to drive progress and digitalize industries. That&#8217;s why we are committed to supporting Codecraft and its development in an open source way to change the industry education technology. I\u2019m also excited to see what the community and players in the education technology will create and bring with it.\u201d Comments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ericspan\/\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Eric Pan, Founder and CEO at Seeed<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c67b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17c67b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e8ddb4\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<div><div class=\"document\"><p class=\"paragraph text-align-type-left pap-line-1 pap-line-rule-auto pap-spacing-before-0pt pap-spacing-after-0pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here, we\u2019d also love to announce an open call for contributions to Codecraft project on GitHub. Whether you&#8217;re a seasoned programmer or just starting out, we welcome contributions of all levels. From fixing bugs, to implementing new features &amp; new blocks of functions, to make it compatible with more hardware platforms, to improving the overall codebase, there are many ways in which you can contribute to the project.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca283d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca283d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e8ec0b\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3358\" height=\"1880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-75452\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft.png 3358w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-1030x577.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-2048x1147.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.seeedstudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Codecraft-1024x573.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3358px) 100vw, 3358px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602f3bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"602f3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e8f2ab\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<div><div class=\"document\"><p class=\"paragraph text-align-type-left pap-line-1 pap-line-rule-auto pap-spacing-before-0pt pap-spacing-after-0pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We believe that open source projects thrive on collaboration, and we&#8217;re eager to work with like-minded individuals who share our passion for open source and education technology. If you&#8217;re interested in making a difference, and sharing your skills with the community, we&#8217;d love to have you on board. To get started, simply visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Seeed-Studio\/CodeCraft\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">GitHub repository<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and take a look at our contribution guidelines. If you have any questions, don&#8217;t hesitate to reach out to us directly on GitHub.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4259ea7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4259ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e8fe4a\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e181d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e181d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"scroll69d0934e90544\"  class=\"scrollMagicControl\" type=\"hidden\" wpmp_enable_desktop=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_tablet=\"yes\" wpmp_enable_mobile=\"yes\" wpmp_trigger_hook=\"0.5\" wpmp_reverse=\"yes\" wpmp_class_CSS =\"custom\" effect = {} split-text = {} value=\"scrollmagic\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fc187e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fc187e2\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-row\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-122825fb\" data-id=\"122825fb\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e597c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e597c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">That\u2019s it for this entry. As always, we can\u2019t wait to see what you make. Shoot us a tweet\u00a0<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seeedstudio\"><strong>@seeedstudio<\/strong><\/a>,<\/span> or let us know on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/seeedstudio\"><span class=\"s1\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/QqMgVwHT3X\"><strong>Discord<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0or publish your project on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackster.io\/seeed\"><strong>Project Hub on Hackster<\/strong><\/a>. Please be safe out there, be kind to one another, and we\u2019ll see you next time!<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9405d14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9405d14\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-row\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3016650\" data-id=\"3016650\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c3577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19c3577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to announce that Codecraft, our visual programming software platform is now officially open source on GitHub. 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