TypeScript: From JavaScript to Blockly and Back (BLOCKS+ 2018)

Sun 4 - Fri 9 November 2018 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Who

Thomas Ball, Peli de Halleux, Sam El-Husseini, Richard Knoll, Michal Moskal

Track

BLOCKS+ 2018

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When

Sun 4 Nov 2018 14:30 - 14:35 at Beacon Hill - Accessibility & Language Construction Tools

Abstract

While there are many JavaScript libraries for building solutions for a wide range of problems, it’s not easy for novices to harness their power. We show how TypeScript, a gradually typed superset of JavaScript, can be used to bridge the gap between JavaScript and Blockly, a framework for creating block-based programming environments that greatly reduces the potential for syntax and semantic errors. In particular, we define a mapping from TypeScript to Blockly that makes it simple to create a domain-specific Blockly editor for a JavaScript library via a TypeScript declaration file. This mapping is supported by Microsoft MakeCode (https://makecode.com). An online editor for exploring the mapping from TypeScript to Blockly is at https://makecode.com/playground.

Link to Preprint

http://cs.wellesley.edu/~blocksplus/2018/?id=20

Thomas Ball

Microsoft Research

United States

Peli de Halleux

Microsoft Research

Sam El-Husseini

Microsoft

Richard Knoll

Microsoft

Michal Moskal

Microsoft Research

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Session Program

Sun 4 Nov
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	14:10 - 15:00: Accessibility & Language Construction ToolsBLOCKS+ at Beacon Hill

	14:10 - 14:20 Talk		Building an Accessible Block Environment BLOCKS+ Emmanuel SchanzerBrown University, Sina BahramPrime Access Consulting, Shriram KrishnamurthiBrown University, USA Pre-print
	14:20 - 14:25 Talk		Language Workbench Support for Block-Based DSLs BLOCKS+ Mauricio Verano MerinoTechnische Universiteit Eindhoven, Tijs van der StormCWI & University of Groningen Pre-print
	14:25 - 14:30 Talk		Rapid Prototyping for Blocks-based Languages and Environments BLOCKS+ Josh CaldwellCode.org, Josh LoryCode.org Pre-print
	14:30 - 14:35 Talk		TypeScript: From JavaScript to Blockly and Back BLOCKS+ Thomas BallMicrosoft Research, Peli de HalleuxMicrosoft Research, Sam El-HusseiniMicrosoft, Richard KnollMicrosoft, Michal MoskalMicrosoft Research Pre-print
	14:35 - 15:00 Other		Themed Session 3: Break-out discussions and demos/posters BLOCKS+