INTRODUCTION TO SCRATCH 3.0 In this blog we shall share the basic steps to learn programming using Scratch, version 3.0. Scratch is a visual programming software developed by MIT, in 2007 and has gained popularity, since then, world wide. It is basically designed as a fun way of learning to program, with no requirement to learn a programming language and write programs. User can be from 8 to 18 years of age. That does not stop parents, educators and other interested persons to play around with it and develop some very interesting outputs. It can be used to develop games, animation and learning aids in video format. With one's creative thinking, one can think up many wonderful programs.