I introduce the concept of block-based programming using NetsBlox, a programming environment developed at Vanderbilt University that builds on the Snap! programming language. For more information about NetsBlox, see https://netsblox.org/.
0:00 Introduction
0:53 Why Syntax Errors Make Textual Languages Difficult to Learn
4:47 "Hello, World!" in NetsBlox
7:45 Concluding Remarks
